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Full name | Gilbert Lindsay Douglas Hole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 June 1882 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 November 1967 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1910–1926 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 2 August 2022 |
Gilbert Lindsay Douglas Hole (28 June 1882 — 10 November 1967) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, and British Army officer.
The son of the artist William Hole, he was born at Edinburgh in June 1882. [1] He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, before matriculating to study law at the University of Edinburgh. [2] He initially played his club cricket for Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club, [3] Hole made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin, with him making a further appearance before the First World War against the same opposition at Dublin in 1912. [4]
In 1906, he married Grace Chalmers, the eldest daughter of a Liverpool merchant. This connection to the city saw him serve in the war with the Liverpool Scottish, which formed part of the King's Regiment (Liverpool). [1] He initially served as a private from 1916, before being commissioned as a second lieutenant in February 1917. [5] He saw action on the Western Front at the Third Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Cambrai, in addition to engagements at Festubert and La Bassée. [1] He was later promoted to lieutenant in July 1918. [6]
Following the war, Hole resumed playing first-class cricket for Scotland, making an additional eight appearances until 1926, six of which came in the annual match against Ireland. [4] Playing as an all-rounder in the Scottish side, he scored 260 runs in his ten first-class matches at an average of 17.33, with a highest score of 37. [7] As a right-arm medium pace bowler, he took 27 wickets at a bowling average of 16.66; [8] he took two five wicket hauls, with best figures of 5 for 20 against Ireland in 1912. [9] In his professional capacity as a solicitor, Hole was a member of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. [2] Hole later served as the president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1937. [10] He died at Edinburgh in November 1967.