John Hinde Hale (16 September 1830 – 11 July 1878) was an English cricketer active from 1853 to 1865 who played for

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and was club

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in 1863. He was born in

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and died in

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. He appeared in 49 first-class matches as a righthanded

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who sometimes kept wicket. He scored 1,242 runs with a highest score of 61 and completed 37 catches with one stumping.John Hale at CricketArchive
/ref> His brother,

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, also played first-class cricket.

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