Charles Crawley
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Charles Crawley was an English
cricket
er. He played one first-class match for Essex
in 1929. Crawley was born in Brandon
and died in Sunderland.
Crawley scored a duck in his first innings, and three runs in the second, partnering brother Leonard
in the opening order. Crawley died at the age of 27.
Aside from Leonard, Crawley's cricket-playing relatives included his cousins Cosmo
and Aidan
, and his uncles Arthur, Eustace and Henry. Of these, Aidan had the longest and most successful first-class career, lasting twenty years in total - while also holding down jobs as a politician and editor.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He played one first-class match for Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
in 1929. Crawley was born in Brandon
Brandon, Suffolk
Brandon is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the Forest Heath local government district.Brandon is located in the Breckland area on the border of Suffolk with the adjoining county of Norfolk...
and died in Sunderland.
Crawley scored a duck in his first innings, and three runs in the second, partnering brother Leonard
Leonard Crawley
Leonard George Crawley was an English sportsman and later journalist. He was most accomplished at golf and cricket as detailed below, but also played tennis to a very high standard and was an excellent ice-skater, a good rackets player and a fine shot.-Golf:Crawley was a very accomplished golfer,...
in the opening order. Crawley died at the age of 27.
Aside from Leonard, Crawley's cricket-playing relatives included his cousins Cosmo
Cosmo Crawley
Cosmo Stafford Crawley was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a medium pace bowler.Crawley made his first-class debut during in the 1923 County Championship season for Hampshire against Oxford University. This was Crwaley's only match for the county...
and Aidan
Aidan Crawley
Aidan Merivale Crawley, MBE was a British journalist, television executive and editor, and politician...
, and his uncles Arthur, Eustace and Henry. Of these, Aidan had the longest and most successful first-class career, lasting twenty years in total - while also holding down jobs as a politician and editor.
External links
- Charles Crawley at Cricket Archive