Famous Cricketers No 76 - J.N.Crawford

In the event, Leveson-Gower’s team included two medium-pace all-rounders in 21 year-old Morice Bird (later Surrey captain), and 32 year-old Northamptonshire ex-public-schoolboy-turned- professional George Thompson, in Crawford’s stead. Bird took five wickets and played a total of 10 Tests. Thompson and Worcestershire lobster George Simpson-Hayward both took 23 wickets. Like Crawford they never played for England again. Bird made only his second appearance for Surrey in the game against the Australians, effectively replacing Crawford in both the county and touring sides. The Sporting Life of 30 October reported that Crawford left England via the 9.33am train from St. Pancras and ship from Tilbury. He was only farewelled onto the boat by his family. He told a journalist that he received a cablegram on 23 October offering the position of ‘an ordinary master’ at St. Peter’s College, an offer he accepted two days later. The college also offered Crawford £50 towards the cost of his passage to facilitate his early arrival. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 137. Surrey v Northamptonshire, Kennington Oval, May 3, 4 (Surrey won by 106 runs) c A.P.R.Hawtin b G.J.Thompson 29 164 12 2 34 2 W.Wells c T.W.Hayward 168 C.Thorp b c C.J.T.Pool b S.G.Smith 58 204 18.1 4 39 5 G.A.T.Vials c A.Ducat 94 1 C.J.T.Pool c and b W.East b W.Wells c J.W.Hitch C.Thorp c H.Strudwick 138. Surrey v Hampshire, Kennington Oval, May 6, 7, 8 (Surrey won by an innings and 468 runs) c H.W.Persse b J.A.Newman74 742 1 0 2 0 129 6 2 22 1 C.B.Fry c A.Ducat 145 139. Surrey v Warwickshire, Kennington Oval, May 10, 11, 12 (Surrey won by 171 runs) st A.F.A.Lilley b S.Santall 32 242 5 0 20 0 155 c S.Santall b F.E.Field 25 400-4d 18 5 48 0 316 1 140. Surrey v Oxford University, The Parks, May 13, 14 (Oxford University won by 204 runs) c M.G.Salter b C.E.Hatfeild 18 162 18.2 1 83 6 M.G.Salter b 294 C.V.L.Hooman c W.A.Spring C.S.Hurst b R.O.Lagden b R.L.Robinson b C.E.Hatfeild c A.Marshal b R.L.Robinson 2 140 19 5 62 2 C.P.Leese b 212 1 C.V.L.Hooman c H.E.Vigar 141. Surrey v Australians, Kennington Oval, May 17, 18, 19 (Surrey won by 5 runs) c P.A.McAlister 29 191 9 1 33 0 157 b C.G.Macartney b W.W.Armstrong 20 178 11 4 25 2 V.T.Trumper c E.G.Hayes 207 H.Carter c H.Strudwick 142. Surrey v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) b S.Hargreave 9 343 30.1 13 56 4 S.P.Kinneir c W.E.Davis 241 1 S.Santall b S.Hargreave b F.E.Field c and b c C.Charlesworth b W.G.Quaife 39 197 11 1 33 0 221-4 143. Surrey v Essex, Kennington Oval, May 24, 25, (26) (Match drawn) b J.W.H.T.Douglas 63 336 - - - - 62-3 1 144. Surrey v Derbyshire, Kennington Oval, May 27, 28, 29 (Surrey won by 283 runs) c and b A.R.Warren 4 195 3 0 11 0 73 1 c and b S.W.A.Cadman 95 214 - - - - 53 145. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 31, June 1, 2 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 170 runs) not out 20 108 12 3 31 0 446-9d 3 c J.Hardstaff b T.G.Wass 7 168 146. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, June 3, (4), 5 (Surrey won by 159 runs) b J.A.Cuffe 4 113 - - - - 52 c and b J.A.Cuffe 0 180-6d 8 2 20 0 82 22