Over the years Dale played many matches for MCC, and Gentlemen's and North of England teams.
In 1870 he also played for the Gentlemen against the Players at Lords and at the Oval when he scored 55 in a 164 run partnership with W. G.
Dale was a right-handed batsman who played 98 innings in 56 first-class matches with an average of 16.92 and a top score of 132.
[3] He was a right-arm round arm fast bowler and took 6 first-class wickets at an average of 29.00 and a best performance of 2 for 16.
[1] Dale died at 1 Upper George Street, Westminster[1] aged 47 from an attack of pneumonia following influenza.