Famous Cricketers No 76 - J.N.Crawford

5. Surrey v Somerset, Taunton, August (22), 23, 24 (Somerset won by seven wickets) c E.Robson b B.Cranfield 1 156 16 5 33 6 L.C.H.Palairet c F.Stedman 69 L.C.Braund b E.Robson b H.Martyn c R.Abel S.M.J.Woods c W.E.Davis H.S.Poyntz c R.E.H.Baily c P.R.Johnson b L.C.Braund 4 155 20 3 57 1 L.C.H.Palairet b 243-3 6. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, August 25, 26 (Surrey won by 119 runs) c P.T.Mills b E.G.Dennett 3 206 17 6 35 3 H.Wrathall c H.C.McDonell 79 F.H.B.Champain b P.T.Mills b b P.T.Mills 11 91 17 2 43 7 H.Wrathall c J.E.Raphael 99 E.P.Barnett b W.S.A.Brown b G.L.Jessop c H.C.McDonell F.H.B.Champain b T.Langdon c H.C.McDonell J.H.Board c F.Stedman 7. Surrey v South Africans, Kennington Oval, August 29, 30, (31) (Match drawn) c E.A.Halliwell b J.J.Kotze 18 236 6 2 26 0 139 not out 9 363-7d 3 1 4 0 17-0 8. Surrey v Kent, Kennington Oval, September (1), 2, (3) (Match drawn) st F.H.Huish b C.Blythe 5 102 22 7 49 1 J.R.Mason c and b 154 1 3 1 8 0 18-1 9. Surrey v Leicestershire, Kennington Oval, September 5, 6, 7 (Surrey won by an innings and 206 runs) lbw b J.H.King 27 393-6d 11 1 55 3 C.E.de Trafford c and b 120 2 C.J.B.Wood c W.E.Davis R.Joyce b 11.1 3 28 6 C.E.de Trafford b 67 2 R.Joyce c T.W.Hayward J.H.King c and b V.F.S.Crawford b W.W.Odell c and b J.P.Whiteside b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 8 13 0 202 54 15.53 - 1 6 Other Surrey match 1 2 1 27 18 27.00 - - - Total 9 15 1 229 54 16.35 - 1 6 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Championship 253.5 55 715 44 7-43 16.25 3 1 Other Surrey match 9 3 30 0 - - - - Total 262.5 58 745 44 7-43 16.93 3 1 1905 Crawford continued his consistent brilliance at Repton with his defence being much sounder than usual. In five school matches he averaged 85 with the bat including innings of 191 against Burton, 163 against Uppingham and 139 against Malvern. He failed with the bat against Free Foresters but captured 14 wickets for 95 with the ball, and followed up with ten wicket hauls against both Uppingham and Malvern. Apart from one early season game against the Gentlemen, Crawford did not reappear for Surrey until August. In general his form with the ball (apart from two matches) disappointed while his batting improved. His first notable performance was his seven wickets in the first innings against Yorkshire at Headingley and he followed that with his maiden first-class century in his twenty-first innings at Derby. Crawford grabbed career best figures of 8-24 against Northamptonshire at The Oval and 5