Researching Norman Crookes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1307 people with the Crookes surname? In that year Crookes was ranked number 2322 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Norman means "Norseman or Rule" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Norman Crookes on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Norman Crookes and the Crookes Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1865 people with the Crookes surname in the UK? Crookes is now ranked number 2431 for popularity in the UK. |
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Norman Crookes
Norman Samuel Crookes (born 15 November 1935) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in South Africa from 1962 to 1970.
Norman Crookes was an off-spinner and useful lower-order batsman for Natal. On his first-class debut, in the Currie Cup in 1962-63, he took 5 for 62 and 2 for 48 in Natal's victory over Western Province. He was a steady performer over the next three seasons. His most significant performance was for a South African Colts XI against the touring MCC early in the 1964-65 season, when in difficult circumstances caused by illness to several of the team he scored 60 and 25 and took 2 for 66 and 5 for 102 and almost brought off a surprise victory.
He was selected as one of the three spin bowlers for the tour of England in 1965. Despite taking more wickets in the matches outside the Tests than any other bowler, he did not play in the three Tests. He took 2 for 94 and 8 for 47 in the victory over Middlesex and 5 for 54 and 3 for 47 in the victory over Lancashire, and finished the tour with 47 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 19.44.
He continued to play for Natal until the end of the 1969-70 season. His son Derek Crookes played 32 one-day matches for South Africa from 1994 to 2000.
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