Ernest Crossan made his first-class debut for the state in December 1937 against Victoria at the MCG and went on to finish with four first-class appearances. At the time of his death he was the last remaining New South Wales player to have represented the state before World War II. David Gilbert, the chief executive of Cricket New South Wales, said Crossan's death marked the end of an era. "He was the last link to an era of great players, including former Australian representatives, Stan McCabe, Bill O'Reilly, Bert Oldfield, Sid Barnes, Arthur Chipperfield and Jack Fingleton, who all played alongside Ern in his debut match in 1937."
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Ernest Crossan Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	Ct	St
FC	4	8	1	103	35*	14.71	0	0	2	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5w	10w
FC	4	312	96	1	1/20	96.00	1.84	312.0	0	0

Recent Matches of Ernest Crossan

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
NSW vs Queensland	12 & 5	0/11	01-Jan-1938	Sydney	FC
NSW vs Victoria	35* & 14	0/28 & 0/8	24-Dec-1937	Melbourne	FC

Debut/Last Matches of Ernest Crossan

FC Matches

Span

1937/38 - 1945/46

News and Features about Ernest Crossan

Oldest New South Wales player Crossan dies

Ernest Crossan, who was the oldest living New South Wales player, has died at the age of 94

11-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff