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Full name | Christopher Smith Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nelson, New Zealand | 26 October 1852||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 June 1919 Mosman, Sydney, Australia | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder, occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1873-74 to 1888-89 | Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1879-80 | West Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1884-85 to 1895-96 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 13 December 2017 |
Christopher Smith Cross (26 October 1852 – 26 June 1919) was a New Zealand cricketer and businessman who played first-class cricket in New Zealand from 1874 to 1895.
Cross was born in Nelson, where his father, James Smith Cross, was the harbourmaster. [1] [2] He married Anne Green in Nelson in May 1876. [3]
Cross was a hard-hitting batsman, a fast-medium bowler, a fine fieldsman and sometimes wicket-keeper. [4] He made his highest first-class score for Wellington when they defeated Otago in 1892–93; he scored 67, easily the highest score of the match, an innings of "sterling cricket, comprising excellent cutting and driving". [5] [6] He captained the Wanganui team that inflicted the only defeat on the touring Australians in 1880-81. [7] In 1882, while batting at the St John's ground in Wanganui, Cross hit a ball that travelled 156 yards before it landed. [8] This hit was still a New Zealand record in the late 1950s, and may still be. [9]
Cross worked as a financial agent and merchant in Wanganui. [10] [11] Later he moved to Australia, where he had a business in Sydney as a coal exporter and shipping agent. [12] He died in Sydney after a long illness, leaving a widow, three sons and two daughters. [2]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Christopher Smith Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nelson, New Zealand | 26 October 1852||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 June 1919 Mosman, Sydney, Australia | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder, occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1873-74 to 1888-89 | Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1879-80 | West Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1884-85 to 1895-96 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 13 December 2017 |
Christopher Smith Cross (26 October 1852 – 26 June 1919) was a New Zealand cricketer and businessman who played first-class cricket in New Zealand from 1874 to 1895.
Cross was born in Nelson, where his father, James Smith Cross, was the harbourmaster. [1] [2] He married Anne Green in Nelson in May 1876. [3]
Cross was a hard-hitting batsman, a fast-medium bowler, a fine fieldsman and sometimes wicket-keeper. [4] He made his highest first-class score for Wellington when they defeated Otago in 1892–93; he scored 67, easily the highest score of the match, an innings of "sterling cricket, comprising excellent cutting and driving". [5] [6] He captained the Wanganui team that inflicted the only defeat on the touring Australians in 1880-81. [7] In 1882, while batting at the St John's ground in Wanganui, Cross hit a ball that travelled 156 yards before it landed. [8] This hit was still a New Zealand record in the late 1950s, and may still be. [9]
Cross worked as a financial agent and merchant in Wanganui. [10] [11] Later he moved to Australia, where he had a business in Sydney as a coal exporter and shipping agent. [12] He died in Sydney after a long illness, leaving a widow, three sons and two daughters. [2]