Adam Craig Dale (born 30 December 1968) is an Australian former

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er who played in two

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and 30

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s between 1997 and 2000. He played in first-class and

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for Queensland Bulls and in club cricket for North Melbourne Cricket Club, Heidelberg Cricket Club, Northcote Cricket Club, Old Paradians Cricket Club and Research Cricket Club. Dale was a part of the Australian team that won the

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. From a short, ambling run-up, Dale delivered medium-paced outswingers with nagging accuracy. He therefore become known more as an economical bowler in one-day cricket, although he was selected for two Tests throughout his career and was very successful for Queensland in the first-class arena. He is best remembered however for taking one of the greatest catches ever seen in the game of cricket whilst playing for Queensland in the summer of 1997–98. He played

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for the Wynnum-Manly Cricket Club in

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, and premier cricket for Northcote, Heidelberg Cricket Club,

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and

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in Melbourne, over a long career which spanned twenty-six years from 1985–86 to 2010–11.

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