Full name John Neville Crawford
Born December 1, 1886, Cane Hill, Surrey
Died May 2, 1963, Epsom, Surrey (aged 76 years 152 days)
Major teams England, Otago, South Australia, Surrey, Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Education Repton School
Relation Brother - VFS Crawford
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 12 | 23 | 2 | 469 | 74 | 22.33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
First-class | 210 | 325 | 34 | 9488 | 232 | 32.60 | 15 | 43 | 162 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 12 | 23 | 2203 | 1150 | 39 | 5/48 | 8/120 | 29.48 | 3.13 | 56.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
First-class | 210 | 35423 | 16842 | 815 | 8/24 | 20.66 | 2.85 | 43.4 | 57 | 12 |
Test debut | South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jan 2-4, 1906 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v England at Sydney, Feb 21-27, 1908 scorecard |
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First-class span | 1904 - 1921 |
John Neville "Jack" Crawford was one the best allrounders of his era, although he habitually played in spectacles. Son of the Rev. J. C. Crawford and nephew of Major F. F. Crawford, both of whom played for Kent, he created such a reputation as a batsman and a bowler of varying pace at Repton that he was invited to play for Surrey in 1904 at the age of 17. He was an immediate allround success and he and H.C. McDonell bowled unchanged through both innings of Gloucestershire at Cheltenham, Crawford taking 10 for 78 and his fellow amateur 10 for 89.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1907