| John Crookes | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | John Edward Crookes |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England |
| Death Place: | Cuddington, Surrey, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Lincolnshire |
| Year1: | 1909–1910 |
| Club2: | Hampshire |
| Year2: | 1920 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 50 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 36 |
| Deliveries1: | 6 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 6 January |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10882.html Cricinfo |
John Edward Crookes (7 March 1890 – 8 September 1948) was an English first-class cricketer.
Crookes was born in March 1890 at Horncastle, Lincolnshire. He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire in 1909 and 1910, making ten appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] He served in the British Army during the First World War, as a sergeant major.[2] Following the war, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire in three matches in the 1920 County Championship, against Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Somerset.[3] In these, he scored 50 runs with a highest score of 36 not out.[4] Crookes died in September 1948 at Cuddington, Surrey.