Ian Bruce Crowden (22 February 1933 – 30 April 2023) was an Australian cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Tasmania between 1961 and 1963.[1]

Ian Crowden
Personal information
Full name
Ian Bruce Crowden
Born(1933-02-22)22 February 1933
Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
Died30 April 2023(2023-04-30) (aged 90)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1960–1961Tasmania
1963–1964Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 232
Batting average 15.46
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 52
Balls bowled 612
Wickets 16
Bowling average 30.81
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/49
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 August 2017

His best batting and bowling performances came in the same match, against South Australia in Adelaide in 1962–63, when he took 5 for 49 in South Australia's only innings and made 52, the top score in Tasmania's second innings.[2]

Crowden died in Hobart, Tasmania on 30 April 2023, at the age of 90.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ian Crowden". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ^ "South Australia v Tasmania 1962-63". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Crowden, Ian Bruce". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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