Edward Crouch (cricketer)

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.

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

In August 1897 he convened a meeting to form the Woolloongabba Cricket Club when the Queensland first grade cricket competition was formed,[1] and he became the Club's first secretary[2] and captain.[3] His son, Peter, played for Eastern Suburbs in the 1940s.[4]

See also

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.
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