| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dennis Victor Crookes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1931-06-18) 18 June 1931 (age 93) Berea, Durban, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Norman Crookes (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis Victor Crookes (born 18 June 1931) is a former South African cricketer and businessman who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1953 and 1954.
Dennis Crookes was educated at Michaelhouse in Natal and Jesus College, Cambridge. After his studies at Cambridge he returned to Natal, where he worked for CG Smith Sugar later Illovo Sugar, and served the family sugar-growing company Crookes Brothers as chairman from 1993 to 1998.
References
- Wisden 1954, p. 286.
- "Crookes Centenary" (PDF). Crookes Brothers. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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