Ernest Kruskopf

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]

Ernest Kruskopf
Personal information
Full name
Ernest Alexander Kruskopf
Born(1919-02-03)3 February 1919
Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
Died20 January 1981(1981-01-20) (aged 61)
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1944/45Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016

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]

References
  1. "Ernest Kruskopf". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 77. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  3. Ernest Kruskopf, CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2023. (subscription required)
  4. Ernest Alexander Kruskopf, Online Cenotaph, Auckland Museum. Retrieved 31 May 2023.


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