Eric Crake

Eric Crake

Personal information
Full name	Eric Hamilton Crake
Born	25 January 1886 Madras, Madras Presidency, British Raj
Died	3 February 1948 (aged 62) Nakuru, Kenya
Batting style	Unknown
Relations	Ralph Crake (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1912	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 1 Batting average 1.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 1 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2014

Eric Hamilton Crake (25 January 1886 – 3 February 1948) was an English cricketer. He was born at Madras in the British Raj, to Emily Noble Chase and the merchant and footballer William Crake.

Educated at Harrow School, where he captained the school's cricket team in 1905 and 1906,^[1] Crake was a batsman of unknown handedness. He made one appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University in 1912 at the University Parks, Oxford.^[2] He batted once in the match, scoring a single run in the MCC's first-innings, before he was dismissed by Neville Fraser. The match ended in a draw.^[3]

He died at Nakuru in Kenya on 3 February 1948. His brother Ralph Crake was also a first-class cricketer.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by George Vanderspar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Eric Crake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
3. "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

External links

• Eric Crake at ESPNcricinfo
• Eric Crake at CricketArchive