Full name John Paul Crawley
Born September 21, 1971, Maldon, Essex
Current age 38 years 62 days
Major teams England, Cambridge University, Hampshire, Lancashire
Nickname Creepy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper
Height 6 ft 2 in
Education Manchester Grammar School, Trinity College Cambridge
Relation Brother - MA Crawley, Brother - PM Crawley
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 37 | 61 | 9 | 1800 | 156* | 34.61 | 4589 | 39.22 | 4 | 9 | 187 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| ODIs | 13 | 12 | 1 | 235 | 73 | 21.36 | 408 | 57.59 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| First-class | 351 | 584 | 60 | 24361 | 311* | 46.49 | 54 | 133 | 222 | 1 | ||||
| List A | 308 | 295 | 23 | 8681 | 114 | 31.91 | 8 | 55 | 97 | 4 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 107 | 23 | 11.88 | 146 | 73.28 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 351 | 215 | 283 | 2 | 1/7 | 141.50 | 7.89 | 107.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 308 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | England v South Africa at Lord's, Jul 21-24, 1994 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 2003 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v Zimbabwe at Sydney, Dec 15, 1994 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England v Sri Lanka at Sydney, Feb 3, 1999 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1990 |
| Last First-class | Hampshire v Lancashire at Southampton, Aug 6-9, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1991 |
| Last List A | Hampshire v Ireland at Southampton, May 18, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Hampshire v Lancashire at Southampton, Jul 19, 2004 scorecard |
Few players in the world deal quite so clinically - and elegantly - with the
ball that strays onto the pads. But it is weaknesses in other areas of
Crawley's game that cost him a regular place in the England side.
Several big scores for Cambridge, Lancashire and England A paved the way for
his Test debut, against South Africa in 1994, but he was undone by the
Lord's slope, and never quite shook off the accusation that he didn't know
where his off stump was. Crawley was in and out of the Test team after that,
despite caressing consecutive hundreds against Pakistan, in 1996, and, that
winter, Zimbabwe, and hitting out freely to score 156 not out in Muttiah
Muralitharan's Oval Test of 1998. Peerless on the leg side and an
intelligent player of spin, Crawley also added a cover-drive to his
less-than-fluent off-side game. He was also fitter than the heavy-hipped
youngster who toured Australia in 1994-95. After a bitter legal battle with
Lancashire, he joined Hampshire for the 2002 season. The change of scene
worked wonders and Crawley was soon recalled to the England squad after an
absence of more than three years. He responded with a century against India
at Lord's, but his third tour of Australia was a disappointingly stop-start
affair, as injury interrupted a run of good form. He has remained as consistent as ever in county cricket, reaching his highest first-class score of 311 against Nottinghamshire in 2005, before announcing his retirement at the end of the 2009 season.
Lawrence Booth August 2009
- Crawley to retire after this season (Aug 8, 2009)
- Hampshire fight to secure draw (Jul 13, 2009)
- Swann fitness boost in Nottinghamshire victory (Apr 19, 2009)
- Pietersen builds on Tomlinson's efforts (May 7, 2008)
- Lumb grafts as Hampshire close in (Apr 17, 2008)
Aug 6, 2009
John Crawley brings out the pull
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May 7, 2008
John Crawley rocks back to pull on his way to a half-century
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Aug 8, 2007
John Crawley sweeps Hampshire towards a handy total on the first day
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