Andrew Gale

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Andrew Gale
Personal information
Full name Andrew William Gale
Born (1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 (age 41)
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Nickname Galey, G
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Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style leg-break
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
Years Team
2001–present Yorkshire (squad no. 26)
FC debut 21 July 2004 Yorkshire v Somerset
LA debut 13 September 2001 Yorkshire v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 141 135 108
Runs scored 7,692 3468 2302
Batting average 37.89 30.42 25.57
100s/50s 20/29 2/18 0/16
Top score 272 125* 91
Balls bowled 115 – –
Wickets 1 – –
Bowling average 238.00 – –
5 wickets in innings 0 – –
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/33 – –
Catches/stumpings 48/– 27/– 32/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 23 March 2016

Andrew William Gale (born 28 November 1983)[1] is an English first-class cricketer, who plays for and captains Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He also co-owns Pro Coach Cricket Academy,[2] with his business partner Chris Brice, providing cricket coaching by professional cricketers. He has taken part in some commentary work for Sky Sports and Yorkshire Radio. He is a lifelong Huddersfield Town fan.

Life and career

Born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire,[1] Gale first played cricket for Gomersal Cricket Club when he was eight years old. He also played in the Yorkshire Central League. He later moved to Cleckheaton Cricket Club, hoping initially to become a footballer, before joining Driffield in the Yorkshire League. He played for England Youth teams from U15 to U19 level, and made his first-class debut as a left-handed batsman for Yorkshire in 2004. In nine first-class matches, up to the end of 2006, he scored 297 runs, with a best of 149 against Warwickshire in 2006, at an average of 18.56. In 2013 he scored over a thousand championship runs with a highest score of 272 against Notts at Scarborough, which is the highest ever first class score at the ground.[citation needed]

He became a more regular member of Yorkshire's one-day and Twenty20 sides, and played six one day internationals for England's Under 19s, captaining that team. In November 2007, he signed a new three-year contract with Yorkshire. In December 2009, Anthony McGrath resigned from his post as Yorkshire captain, with Gale being named as his replacement.[3] He became the youngest captain of the county in the post-war era. In January 2014 Gale extended his contract with Yorkshire until 2016. In 2014 he became the first Yorkshire captain to lift the LV County Championship for 13 years.[4]

Personal life

He is married to Kate and they have two daughters. They are expecting their third child at the end of 2015.[citation needed] His brother-in-law is fellow Yorkshire cricketer Tim Bresnan.

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External links

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