Country: | England |
Fullname: | Anthony John Cross |
Birth Date: | 5 August 1945 |
Birth Place: | Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
Role: | Occasional wicket-keeper |
Club1: | Warwickshire |
Year1: | 1969 |
Club2: | Cambridge University |
Year2: | 1966–1967 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 6 |
Runs1: | 151 |
Bat Avg1: | 16.77 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 39 |
Deliveries1: | – |
Wickets1: | – |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
Date: | 13 July |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11446.html Cricinfo |
Anthony John Cross (born 5 August 1945) is a former English cricketer. Cross was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Fulmer, Buckinghamshire.
While studying at the University of Cambridge, he made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Northamptonshire at Fenner's in 1966. He made four further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Northamptonshire at Fenner's in 1967.[1] In his five first-class matches for the university, he scored a total of 113 runs at an average of 16.14, with a high score of 39 not out.[2] He later made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Scotland in 1969 at Edgbaston.[1] Scotland won the toss and elected to bat first, making 251/9 declared. Warwickshire responded in their first-innings by making 200/7 declared, with Cross scoring 18 runs before he was dismissed by Keith Hardie. Scotland then reached 155/6 declared in their second-innings, leaving Warwickshire with a target of 207 for victory. However, Warwickshire fell just short in their chase, making 202 all out, with Cross scoring 20 runs before he was dismissed by Hardie.[3]