Eric Hamilton Crake (25 January 1886 – 3 February 1948) was a Scottish cricketer. He was born at Madras in the British Raj, to Emily Noble Chase and the merchant and footballer William Crake.

Eric Crake
Personal information
Full name
Eric Hamilton Crake
Born25 January 1886
Madras, Madras Presidency,
British Raj
Died3 February 1948(1948-02-03) (aged 62)
Nakuru, Kenya
BattingUnknown
RelationsRalph Crake (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 1
Batting average 1.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 July 2014

Educated at Harrow School, where he captained the school's cricket team in 1905 and 1906,[1] Crake was a batsman of unknown handedness. He made one appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University in 1912 at the University Parks, Oxford.[2] He batted once in the match, scoring a single run in the MCC's first-innings, before he was dismissed by Neville Fraser. The match ended in a draw.[3]

He died at Nakuru in Kenya on 3 February 1948.[4] His brother Ralph Crake was also a first-class cricketer.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Vanderspar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Eric Crake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Obituaries in 1948". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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