Prior to the start of World War II in 1939, Poole had appeared for Bedfordshire in 79 Minor Counties Championship matches.
[2] Batting first, the Minor Counties made 251 all out, with Poole being dismissed for a single run by Bill Murray-Wood.
Oxford University reached 23 without loss in their second-innings, with the match declared a draw.
[3] Following World War II, he resumed his Minor counties career with Bedfordshire, making a further 37 appearances from 1946 to 1951, the last of which came against Buckinghamshire.
[4] He later became the president of Bedfordshire County Cricket Club, a position he held until his death on 22 November 1979, at Hammersmith, London.