Eric Percival Cross (25 June 1896 – 27 January 1985) was an English cricketer. Cross was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Handsworth, Warwickshire, and was educated at Denstone College.
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| Full name | Eric Percival Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 1896 Handsworth, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 February 1985 (aged 88) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928–1934 | Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921–1923 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cross made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Gloucestershire in the 1921 County Championship at Edgbaston. Cross made six further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the touring West Indians in 1923.[1] In his seven first-class appearances, he scored a total of 61 runs at an average of 7.62, with a high score of 12 not out. Behind the stumps he took nine catches and made a single stumping.[2] The presence of Tiger Smith in the Warwickshire squad limited his first team appearances.[3] Cross later joined Staffordshire, making his debut for the county in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire to 1934, making a total of 41 appearances, the last of which came against the Yorkshire Second XI.[4]
He died at Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 27 January 1985.
References edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Eric Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Eric Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1985". ESPNcricinfo. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Eric Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2012.