Joseph Cresswell
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Joseph Cresswell was an English cricket
er who played first class cricket for Warwickshire
from 1895 to 1899.
Cresswell was born at Denby
, Derbyshire
, the son of Joseph Cresswell a beer house keeper and his wife Sarah Ann. He joined Warwickshire in 1889 and until 1893 played regularly in matches that were not accorded first class status. He made his first class debut in May 1895 in a match against Surrey
when he took three wickets. He played a few games each season until 1899. He achieved his best bowling performance of 6 for 69 against Kent
in 1896.
Cresswell played 22 innings in 15 first class matches with an average of 10.53 and a top score of 16. He took 42 first class wickets at an average of 27.23 and a best performance of 6 for 69.
Cresswell died at Birmingham
at the age of 66. His nephew James Cresswell
played cricket for Derbyshire
.
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 who played first class cricket for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
from 1895 to 1899.
Cresswell was born at Denby
Denby
Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Royal Astronomer, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company....
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, the son of Joseph Cresswell a beer house keeper and his wife Sarah Ann. He joined Warwickshire in 1889 and until 1893 played regularly in matches that were not accorded first class status. He made his first class debut in May 1895 in a match against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
when he took three wickets. He played a few games each season until 1899. He achieved his best bowling performance of 6 for 69 against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
in 1896.
Cresswell played 22 innings in 15 first class matches with an average of 10.53 and a top score of 16. He took 42 first class wickets at an average of 27.23 and a best performance of 6 for 69.
Cresswell died at Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
at the age of 66. His nephew James Cresswell
James Cresswell
James Arthur Cresswell was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1923 to 1927....
played cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
.