| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Eric Percival Cross |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Handsworth, Warwickshire, England |
| Death Place: | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Staffordshire |
| Year1: | 1928–1934 |
| Club2: | Warwickshire |
| Year2: | 1921–1923 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 61 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.62 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 12 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/1 |
| Date: | 29 April |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11447.html Cricinfo |
Eric Percival Cross (25 June 1896 – 27 January 1985) was an English cricketer. Cross was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Handsworth, Warwickshire, and was educated at Denstone College.
Cross made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Gloucestershire in the 1921 County Championship at Edgbaston. Cross made six further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the touring West Indians in 1923.[1] In his seven first-class appearances, he scored a total of 61 runs at an average of 7.62, with a high score of 12 not out. Behind the stumps he took nine catches and made a single stumping.[2] The presence of Tiger Smith in the Warwickshire squad limited his first team appearances.[3] Cross later joined Staffordshire, making his debut for the county in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire to 1934, making a total of 41 appearances, the last of which came against the Yorkshire Second XI.[4]
He died at Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 27 January 1985.