Grahame Cruickshanks

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Grahame Cruickshanks
South Africa
Personal information
Full name Grahame Lawrence Cruickshanks
Born 2 March 1913(1913-03-02)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Died 8 September 1941 (aged 28)
Berlin, Germany
Role Batsman and occasional wicket-keeper
Batting style Left-handed
Domestic team information
Years Team
1931 Eastern Province
First-class debut 21 December 1931: Eastern Province v Natal
Last First-class 23 December 1931: Eastern Province v Orange Free State
Career statistics
First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 27
Batting average 6.75
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 19
Balls bowled 0
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 1/0

As of 7 June 2008
Source: CricketArchive

Grahame Lawrence Cruickshanks (2 March 1913–8 September 1941) was a South African cricketer.[1] A left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for Eastern Province[2] and also represented the Egypt national cricket team in five matches in the mid 1930s.[3]

[edit] Biography

Grahame Cruickshanks was born in Port Elizabeth in 1913,[2] the younger brother of Clive Cruickshanks, who would also play cricket for Eastern Province.[4]

Cruickshanks played his only two first-class matches in December 1931, playing for Eastern Province in Currie Cup matches against Natal and Orange Free State.[5] He played five times for Egypt against HM Martineau's XI between 1935 and 1938.[3] He died in Berlin in 1941, aged 28.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ a b c CricketArchive profile
  3. ^ a b Other matches played by Grahame Cruickshanks at CricketArchive
  4. ^ Clive Cruickshanks at CricketArchive
  5. ^ First-class matches played by Grahame Cruickshanks at CricketArchive
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