Charles Crosse Explained

Charles Crosse
Birth Name:Charles William Crosse
Birth Date:13 June 1854
Birth Place:Bushey, Hertfordshire
England
Death Place:Paris, France
Ru Position:Forward
Repteam1:England
Repyears1:1874–1875
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Charles William Crosse (13 June 1854 – 28 May 1905) was an English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket.

Crosse was capped twice for England, first against Scotland in 1874 and the other against Ireland a year later, both times as a forward.[1] [2]

In 1875, Crosse played a first-class cricket match for Oxford University. A right handed top order batsman, he made just five and eight in the only two innings of his first-class career.[3] He also represented Scotland at cricket, playing a match against Yorkshire in 1878.[4] Previously, he had played cricket while at Rugby School before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England 1G – 0G Scotland (FT). ESPN Scrum.
  2. Web site: England 2G – 0G Ireland (FT). ESPN Scrum.
  3. Web site: Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club. CricketArchive.
  4. Web site: Yorkshire in Scotland 1878. CricketArchive. 9 September 2017. 24 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024031607/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/SCOT/1878_SCOT_Yorkshire_in_Scotland_1878.html. dead.