Famous Cricketers No 76 - J.N.Crawford

Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 188. Australians v Canterbury, Christchurch, February 27, 28, March 2 (Australians won by an innings and 364 runs) lbw b T.A.Carlton 2 653 6 3 23 1 R.G.Hickmott b 92 23 6 60 5 F.Woods b 197 R.G.Hickmott b D.Reese c M.A.Noble W.R.Patrick b D.M.Sandman c A.Sims 189. Australians v New Zealand, Dunedin, March 6, 7, 9 (Australians won by seven wickets) b J.H.Bennett 53 354 24 7 64 3 E.Horspool c L.A.Cody 228 D.Reese b W.R.Patrick b did not bat - 85-3 9 2 18 0 209 190. Australians v Canterbury, Christchurch, March 13, 14 (Match drawn) b J.H.Bennett 1 243 18.1 3 51 4 F.Woods b 258 E.R.Caygill lbw R.G.Hickmott c V.T.Trumper J.H.Bennett b 12 1 33 1 F.Woods b 169 191. Australians v Wellington, Wellington, March 20, 21 (Match drawn) c G.Howe b H.M.McGirr 0 237 14 2 48 2 D.Hay b 151 1 W.A.Baker b 192. Australians v New Zealand, Auckland, March 27, 28, 30 (Australians won by an innings and 113 runs) c J.H.Bennett b C.A.Holland 134 610-6d 14 4 37 1 L.G.Hemus c E.L.Waddy 269 15.4 2 54 4 W.R.Patrick c and b 228 1 E.V.Sale b C.W.Robinson c C.McKenzie J.H.Bennett b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 5 5 0 190 134 38.00 1 1 2 Career 192 297 27 8389 232 31.07 12 40 157 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Other matches 135.5 30 388 21 5-60 18.47 1 - Career 5411.4 1215 15312 743 8-24 20.60 50 10 1914/15 – in New Zealand The Otago Daily Times variously reported that Crawford had accepted a three year appointment, that he would receive £350 per annum, and that he would arrive in Dunedin in June to begin qualifying residentially by boarding in the suburb of St Clair. In the same August week of 1914 in which Crawford began organising his training squad into a Colts team practising on a concrete wicket to play in the senior competition, New Zealand declared war on Germany. Pre-season practices were also held in the warehouse belonging to T.T.Ritchie who had led the Otago Association’s negotiations for Crawford’s services. By December the Otago Boys High School Magazine was reporting that he was also coaching a squad of 40 boys twice a week at Carisbrook. Crawford coached the Colts which won the 1914-15 competition and from their ranks several Otago players emerged. Crawford himself played for Dunedin, scoring 559 runs at an average of 50.82 and took 88 wickets at 7.18 in club cricket. Crawford was a dominant player in Otago’s four first-class matches which yielded one win, one loss and two draws. His undefeated 178 against Wellington staved off defeat and he made half-centuries against Southland in both home and away games. With the ball he took five wickets in an innings at least once in each game, with match figures of 10-61 against Southland at Invercargill and 9-109 in 31