John Crookes
English cricketer
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John Edward Crookes (7 March 1890 – 8 September 1948) was an English first-class cricketer.
Fullname
John Edward Crookes
Born7 March 1890
Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England
Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England
Died8 September 1948 (aged 58)
Cuddington, Surrey, England
Cuddington, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | John Edward Crookes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1890 Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 1948 (aged 58) Cuddington, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909–1910 | Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crookes was born in March 1890 at Horncastle, Lincolnshire. He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire in 1909 and 1910, making ten appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] He served in the British Army during the First World War, as a sergeant major.[2] Following the war, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire in three matches in the 1920 County Championship, against Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Somerset.[3] In these, he scored 50 runs with a highest score of 36 not out.[4] Crookes died in September 1948 at Cuddington, Surrey.