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| Full name | Francis Roy Crawford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1917-12-23)23 December 1917 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 July 1996(1996-07-29) (aged 78) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937/38–1947/48 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945/46 | Bay of Plenty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949/50 | Hutt Valley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 13 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Roy Crawford (23 December 1917 – 29 July 1996) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1937 to 1948.
Roy Crawford was a middle-order batsman and leg-spin bowler. He top-scored for Wellington with 12 and 40 when they were defeated by an innings by the touring Australians in 1945–46. Earlier that season he had also top-scored for Wellington with 55 (out of a total of 130) and 19 when Auckland beat them by an innings.
He married Grace Maher, and served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II with the rank of leading aircraftman.
References
- "Wellington v Australians 1945-46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "Auckland v Wellington 1945-46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "Births". Evening Post: 1. 20 December 1943.
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