Grahame Cruickshanks
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Full name | Grahame Lawrence Cruickshanks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province (present-day South Africa) | 2 March 1913||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 September 1941 Berlin, Germany | (aged 28)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman and occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1931 | Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 21 December 1931 Eastern Province v Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 23 December 1931 Eastern Province v Orange Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 7 June 2008 |
Grahame Lawrence Cruickshanks (2 March 1913 – 8 September 1941) was an Eastern Province and South African cricketer.[1] A left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for Eastern Province[2] and also represented the Egypt national cricket team in five matches in the mid-1930s.[3]
Biography
Cruickshanks was born in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province in 1913,[2] the younger brother of Clive Cruickshanks, who also played cricket for Eastern Province.[4]
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.[5] He played five times for Egypt against HM Martineau's XI between 1935 and 1938.[3]
Death
Grahame Cruickshanks died in Berlin, Germany in 1941, aged 28. [clarification needed][2]
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