Dick Cracknell
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| Full name | Richard Cracknell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April→June 1929 (age 94–95) Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard "Dick" Cracknell (birth registered April→June 1929 (age 94–95)[1]) birth registered in Huddersfield district, is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Huddersfield and Oldham, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Playing career
International honours
Dick Cracknell won caps for England while at Huddersfield in 1951 against France, in 1952 against Other Nationalities, in 1953 against France, and Wales, while at Oldham in 1953 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1951 against New Zealand (2 matches).[3]
Dick Cracknell also represented Great Britain in one non-Test match while at Huddersfield in the 12-22 defeat by France at Parc des Princes, Paris on 22 May 1952.[4][5]
Championship final appearances
Dick Cracknell played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, in Huddersfield's 2–20 defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1949–50 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950.[6]
County Cup final appearances
About Dick Cracknell's time, there was Oldham's 2-12 defeat by Barrow in the 1954 Lancashire Cup final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954, the 10-3 victory over St. Helens in the 1956 Lancashire Cup final during the 1956–57 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1956, and the 12-2 victory over St. Helens in the 1958 Lancashire Cup final during the 1958–59 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 25 October 1958, he played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, in Oldham's 13-8 victory over Wigan in the 1957 Lancashire Cup final during the 1957–58 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 19 October 1957.
Genealogical information
Dick Cracknell's father was a rugby league footballer for Leeds, Huddersfield and Swinton.[7]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Harry Edgar (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
- ^ Robert Gate (2009). "Rugby League Lions - 100 Years of Test Matches" Page-249. Vertical Editions. ISBN 978-1-904091-25-7
- ^ "1949-1950 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ McCorquodale, London S.E (25 April 1953). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v St. Helens - Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a