Dick Sale
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Richard Sale (4 October 1919 — 3 February 1987) was an English schoolmaster and cricket
er who played for Warwickshire
between 1939 and 1947 and for Derbyshire
between 1949 and 1954.
Sale was born in Atcham
, Shropshire
, the son of Richard Sale
who had also played cricket for Derbyshire. He was educated at Oxford University and played for Oxford University
in 1939 opening the batting in the University Match
, which Oxford won. In the same year he made his debut for Warwickshire
in a match in which the only play was his opening partnership. The Second World War interrupted his academic and playing career, as he served in the army. In 1946 he played again for Oxford University, and again Oxford won the Varsity match. He then finished the season playing for Warwickshire.
Sale then became a master at Repton School
, and made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1949 season
. Sale with Guy Willatt
, and John Eggar
formed a trio of Repton masters who played for the county. He played for them annually during the school holidays until the 1954 season
.
Sale was a left-hand batsman who played 115 innings in 66 first class matches. His highest score was 157 in a match for Warwickshire against an Indian touring side, and his average was 27.31. He only bowled two balls which were in a match against Nottinghamshire
in 1952, one of which was hit for four and the other gave him a wicket (c and b).
In 1962 Sale became headmaster of Oswestry School
, and four years later he moved to Brentwood School
as headmaster. Sale was public school representative on the F.A. Council and established the Public Schools Football Association of which he was the first chairman. The name was changed to the Independent Schools Football Association
in 1986.
Sale died at Beccles
, Suffolk
aged 68.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
between 1939 and 1947 and for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1949 and 1954.
Sale was born in Atcham
Atcham
Atcham is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the B4380 , 5 miles south east of Shrewsbury. The River Severn flows around the village...
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, the son of Richard Sale
Richard Sale (cricketer)
Richard Sale was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University between 1908 and 1912....
who had also played cricket for Derbyshire. He was educated at Oxford University and played for Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
in 1939 opening the batting in the University Match
The University Match (cricket)
The University Match in a cricketing context is generally understood to refer to the annual fixture between Oxford University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Cricket Club...
, which Oxford won. In the same year he made his debut for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
in a match in which the only play was his opening partnership. The Second World War interrupted his academic and playing career, as he served in the army. In 1946 he played again for Oxford University, and again Oxford won the Varsity match. He then finished the season playing for Warwickshire.
Sale then became a master at Repton School
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
, and made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1949 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1949
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1949 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy-eight years. It was their forty-fifth season in the County Championship and they won six matches in the County Championship to finish in fifteenth place.-1949...
. Sale with Guy Willatt
Guy Willatt
Guy Longfield Willatt was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1938 to 1947, for Nottinghamshire from 1939 to 1948, for Scotland from 1948 to 1950 and for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1956. He was captain of Derbyshire from 1951 to 1954 and also played for...
, and John Eggar
John Eggar
John Drennan Eggar was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Hampshire in 1938 and for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1954....
formed a trio of Repton masters who played for the county. He played for them annually during the school holidays until the 1954 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1954
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1954 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty-four years. It was their fiftieth season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches in the County Championship to finish in third place.-1954...
.
Sale was a left-hand batsman who played 115 innings in 66 first class matches. His highest score was 157 in a match for Warwickshire against an Indian touring side, and his average was 27.31. He only bowled two balls which were in a match against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
in 1952, one of which was hit for four and the other gave him a wicket (c and b).
In 1962 Sale became headmaster of Oswestry School
Oswestry School
Oswestry School is a co-educational independent school, located in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. Founded in 1407 by David Holbache and his wife Guinevere Holbache, it is the second oldest non-denominational school in England....
, and four years later he moved to Brentwood School
Brentwood School (England)
Brentwood School is an independent school in Brentwood, Essex, England. Educating boys and girls in a British public school tradition. Brentwood School is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
as headmaster. Sale was public school representative on the F.A. Council and established the Public Schools Football Association of which he was the first chairman. The name was changed to the Independent Schools Football Association
Independent Schools Football Association
Independent Schools Football Association oversees boys' football among independent schools in the United Kingdom. The ISFA is affiliated to the Football Association.Its chairman is David Elleray, and its CEO is Mark Dickson.-History:...
in 1986.
Sale died at Beccles
Beccles
Beccles is a market town and civil parish in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 Blythburgh and A12 road, northeast of London as the crow flies, southeast of Norwich, and north northeast of the county town of...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
aged 68.