Leslie Charles Brian Croom (20 April 1920 – 20 December 1989) was an English cricketer. Croom was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Wybunbury, near Northwich, Cheshire.
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Full name | Leslie Charles Brian Croom | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1920-04-20)20 April 1920 Wybunbury, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 20 December 1989(1989-12-20) (aged 69) Dudley, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Alfred Croom (father) | ||||||||||||||
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1949 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 May 2012 |
Croom made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1949. He made three further first-class appearances in that season for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire at Edgbaston.[1] In his four first-class appearances, he scored a total of 73 runs at an average of 9.12, with a high score of 26.[2]
He died at Dudley, Worcestershire, on 20 December 1989. His father, Alfred, was also a first-class cricketer.