John Crawte

Crawte was born in Surrey and christened at Frensham in December 1763.^[2] He is known to have lived in the Alresford area of Hampshire, and played for Alresford Cricket Club before he was persuaded to move to Kent by Stephen Amherst, a major patron of Kent matches, towards the end of the 18th century.^[3][4]

Crawte was said to be a fine batsman who played David Harris, the best bowler of the era, better than anyone else.^[3] He played in more than 70 matches between 1788 and 1807, mostly for England (i.e., the "rest" of England), Surrey, and Kent.^[2] He also played for combined teams, and for those organised by Kent patrons like Richard Leigh and the Earl of Winchilsea. Crawte continued to play club cricket into the 1800s, mostly for Rochester Cricket Club.^[2]

Crawte died, aged 72 or 73, in October 1836 at Boxley in Kent.^[2]