Researching Bob Crisp
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The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Crisp and the Crisp Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Bob Crisp
Bob Crisp
Robert James Crisp (28 May 1911 – 3 March 1994) was a South African cricketer who played in nine Test matches between 1935 and 1936. He appeared for Rhodesia, Western Province, Worcestershire and South Africa. Though his Test bowling average lay over 37.00, Crisp had a successful first-class cricket career, with 276 wickets at 19.88. He is the only bowler in first-class cricket to have taken four wickets in four balls more than once.
He went on to a career in journalism and writing, publishing several accounts of his career in World War II and earning a reputation as an adventurer.
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