Leslie Croom
Leslie Charles Brian Croom (20 April 1920 – 20 December 1989) was an English cricketer. Croom was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Wybunbury, near Northwich, Cheshire.
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| Full name | Leslie Charles Brian Croom | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1920 Wybunbury, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 December 1989 (aged 69) Dudley, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alfred Croom (father) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1949 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Croom made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1949. He made three further first-class appearances in that season for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire at Edgbaston.[1] In his four first-class appearances, he scored a total of 73 runs at an average of 9.12, with a high score of 26.[2]
He died at Dudley, Worcestershire, on 20 December 1989. His father, Alfred, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
- "First-Class Matches played by Leslie Croom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Leslie Croom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
External links
- Leslie Croom at ESPNcricinfo
- Leslie Croom at CricketArchive
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