Edward Crouch (cricketer)

Edward Crouch
Personal information
Full name
Edward Robert Crouch
Born(1873-01-11)11 January 1873
Holborn, London, England
Died8 August 1962(1962-08-08) (aged 89)
South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Source: Cricinfo, 5 June 2020

Edward Robert Crouch (11 January 1873 – 8 August 1962) was an Australian cricketer. He played seventeen first-class matches for Queensland between 1892–93 and 1909-10.

In August 1897 he convened a meeting to form the Woolloongabba Cricket Club when the Queensland first grade cricket competition was formed, and he became the Club's first secretary and captain. His son, Peter, played for Eastern Suburbs in the 1940s.

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References

  1. ↑ "Woolloongabba Electorate: Electoral Cricket". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 23 August 1897. p. 1. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Woolloongabba Electorate Cricket Club". The Telegraph. Brisbane, Qld. 4 September 1897. p. 1. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sporting: Saturday's Cricket". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 7 February 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sporting: Saturday's Cricket". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Qld. 10 October 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 5 June 2020.