James Crowdy (cricketer)

James Crowdy
Personal information
Full name James Gordon Crowdy
Born (1847-07-02)2 July 1847
Highworth, Wiltshire, England
Died 16 December 1918(1918-12-16) (aged 71)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1875, 1877, 1882 & 1884 Hampshire
1872 Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 7
Runs scored 112
Batting average 9.33
100s/50s /
Top score 21
Balls bowled 28
Wickets 1
Bowling average 31.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/31
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 28 January 2010

James Gordon Crowdy (2 July 1847 16 December 1918) was an English cricketer. Crowdy was a right-handed batsman.

Crowdy made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club in the 1872 season. Crowdy played a single match for the club against Oxford University.

In 1875 Crowdy made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Sussex. Crowdy played three matches for the county in the 1875 season. In a County match against Kent, Crowdy took his only first-class wicket, that of Frank Penn.

Crowdy's next first-class appearance for Hampshire came in 1877, where he played a single first-class match against Kent. It would be five more years before Crowdy represented the county again, in the 1882 season against the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Crowdy's final first-class appearance came in the 1884 season against Surrey.

He was also a ordained priest in the Church of England. He was appointed Minor Canon of Winchester Cathedral in 1872, Precentor of Winchester Cathedral 1879-1890, Rector of Sherfield on Loddon 1890-1912, Rural Dean of Silchester 1904-1912. His memorial is on the wall in Winchester Cathedral.

Crowdy died at Winchester, Hampshire on 16 December 1918.

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