Trevor Meale

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = New Zealand
country = New Zealand
country abbrev = NZ
name = Trevor Meale
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Left-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm medium
tests = 2
test runs = 21
test bat avg = 5.25
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 10
test balls = -
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 0/-
FCs = 32
FC runs = 1352
FC bat avg = 27.59
FC 100s/50s = 2/5
FC top score = 130
FC balls = 12
FC wickets = -
FC bowl avg = -
FC 5s = -
FC 10s = -
FC best bowling = -
FC catches/stumpings = 17/-
debut date = 5 June
debut year = 1958
last date = 21 August
last year = 1958
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37715.html Cricinfo

Trevor Meale (born November 11, 1928, Papatoetoe, Auckland) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1958.

A left-handed opening batsman, Meale played several times for Wellington in Plunket Shield matches in the early 1950s, but his only centuries came in matches against touring teams. Against the West Indian cricket team in his debut season of 1951-52, his unbeaten 112 saved the match for Wellington, while his 130 against Fiji in 1953-54 was his last first-class innings for almost four years, and remained his highest score. He then moved to England to try to get into first-class cricket there, but was not successful.

Meale re-emerged in New Zealand in the trial games from which the 1958 New Zealand cricket team to England was picked, and was duly selected for the trip. But on a disastrous tour in a very wet English summer, he was not a success: he scored just over 500 runs and averaged only 21 runs per innings. An undefeated 64 against Somerset saw him picked for the first Test: batting at No 6, he scored 7 in the first innings and 10 in the second, with a four and a six. He was dropped for the next three Tests, but reappeared in a rain-ruined final Test at The Oval, where he scored just 1 and 3. After the tour was over, he retired from first-class cricket.