Anthony John Cross (born 5 August 1945) is a former English cricketer. Cross was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Fulmer, Buckinghamshire.
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| Full name | Anthony John Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1945 Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
While studying at the University of Cambridge, he made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Northamptonshire at Fenner's in 1966. He made four further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Northamptonshire at Fenner's in 1967.[1] In his five first-class matches for the university, he scored a total of 113 runs at an average of 16.14, with a high score of 39 not out.[2] He later made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Scotland in 1969 at Edgbaston.[1] Scotland won the toss and elected to bat first, making 251/9 declared. Warwickshire responded in their first-innings by making 200/7 declared, with Cross scoring 18 runs before he was dismissed by Keith Hardie. Scotland then reached 155/6 declared in their second-innings, leaving Warwickshire with a target of 207 for victory. However, Warwickshire fell just short in their chase, making 202 all out, with Cross scoring 20 runs before he was dismissed by Hardie.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Anthony Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Anthony Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Scotland, 1969". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
External links
edit- Anthony Cross at ESPNcricinfo
- Anthony Cross at CricketArchive