Stephen Gale

Stephen Clifford Gale is a former English cricketer and current umpire. Gale was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire and educated at the Wakeman Grammar School there.
Gale made his debut for Shropshire in the 1975 Minor [Counties Championship] against Durham. Gale played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1975 to 1987, which included 108 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in 1985 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 156 runs at an average of 31.20, with a high score of 68. This score, his only List A half century, came against Yorkshire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy, which was vital a vital contribution to Shropshire's famous victory. He served as Shropshire's club captain in 1985 and also played for Shrewsbury Cricket Club.
Gale is currently an umpire, standing in first-class, List A, and Twenty20 matches.