Roy Crawford (cricketer)
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| Full name | Francis Roy Crawford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1917 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 July 1996 (aged 78) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937/38–1947/48 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945/46 | Bay of Plenty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949/50 | Hutt Valley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Roy Crawford (23 December 1917 – 29 July 1996) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1937 to 1948.
Roy Crawford was a middle-order batsman and leg-spin bowler. He top-scored for Wellington with 12 and 40 when they were defeated by an innings by the touring Australians in 1945–46.[1] Earlier that season he had also top-scored for Wellington with 55 (out of a total of 130) and 19 when Auckland beat them by an innings.[2]
He married Grace Maher, and served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II with the rank of leading aircraftman.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wellington v Australians 1945-46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Auckland v Wellington 1945-46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Births". Evening Post: 1. 20 December 1943.
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