Grahame Cruickshanks

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Grahame Cruickshanks
country = South Africa
fullname = Grahame Lawrence Cruickshanks
dayofbirth = 2
monthofbirth = 3
yearofbirth = 1913
placeofbirth = Port Elizabeth
countryofbirth = South Africa
dayofdeath = 8
monthofdeath = 9
yearofdeath = 1941
placeofdeath = Berlin
countryofdeath = Germany
batting = Left-handed
role = Batsman and occasional wicket-keeper
club1 = Eastern Province
year1 = 1931
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 21 December
debutyear1 = 1931
debutfor1 = Eastern Province
debutagainst1 = Natal
lastdate1 = 23 December
lastyear1 = 1931
lastfor1 = Eastern Province
lastagainst1 = Orange Free State
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 2
runs1 = 27
bat avg1 = 6.75
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 19
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = -
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = -
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 1/0
date = 7 June
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/25/25282/25282.html CricketArchive

Grahame Lawrence Cruickshanks (2 March 1913–8 September 1941) was a South African cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44641.html Cricinfo profile] ] A left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for Eastern Province [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/25/25282/25282.html CricketArchive profile] ] and also represented the Egypt national cricket team in five matches in the mid 1930s. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/25/25282/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Grahame Cruickshanks] at CricketArchive]

Biography

Grahame Cruickshanks was born in Port Elizabeth in 1913, the younger brother of Clive Cruickshanks, who would also play cricket for Eastern Province. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/25/25281/25281.html Clive Cruickshanks] at CricketArchive]

Cruickshanks played his only two first-class matches in December 1931, playing for Eastern Province in Currie Cup matches against Natal and Orange Free State. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/25/25282/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Grahame Cruickshanks] at CricketArchive] He played five times for Egypt against HM Martineau's XI between 1935 and 1938. He died in Berlin in 1941, aged 28.

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