| Ernest Kruskopf | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Ernest Alexander Kruskopf |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Year1: | 1944/45 |
| Date: | 15 May |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37590.html ESPNcricinfo |
Ernest Alexander Kruskopf (3 February 1919 - 20 January 1981) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Otago in the 1944–45 season.[1]
Kruskopf was born at Lawrence in Otago in 1919.[2] He played club cricket in Dunedin as a bowler before making his representative debut for the provincial side in December 1944, playing against Canterbury at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. He took a single wicket on debut before going wicketless in Otago's next match later in the month against Wellington at Carisbrook. He batted at the tail and scored 18 runs, with a highest score of nine not out.[3]
Kruskopf worked as a civil servant.[2] During World War II he served in the New Zealand Engineers.[4] He died in 1981 at Invercargill at the age of 61.[2] [3]