Full Name

George Fenwick Cresswell

Born

March 22, 1915, Wanganui

Died

January 10, 1966, Blenheim, Marlborough, (aged 50y 294d)

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

RELATIONS

(brother)

Wisden overview
A medium-pacer with an odd, front-on delivery, Cresswell made his first-class debut at 34 and had a very good tour of England in 1949, on which he took 62 wickets. He played three Tests in all, and was found dead in Marlborough in 1966 with a shotgun at his side.

Fen Cresswell Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests3531412*7.0000000
FC3336198912*5.2300-110

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests34650292136/1686/16822.462.6950.0010
FC33-810527941248/100-22.532.0665.3-80
George Fenwick Cresswell

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Test

Debut/Last Matches of Fen Cresswell

Recent Matches of Fen Cresswell

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Central D vs Sth Africans1*5/9218-Mar-1953New PlymouthOTHER
Central D vs Canterbury62/63 & 0/3909-Jan-1953ChristchurchFC
New Zealand vs England0 & 0*3/18 & 2/3124-Mar-1951WellingtonTest # 333
New Zealand vs England22/7517-Mar-1951ChristchurchTest # 332
New Zealand vs Australia4 & 2*8/10017-Mar-1950DunedinFC