John Crawfurd (cricketer)

John Crawfurd
Personal information
Full name
John William Frederick Arthur Crawfurd
Born(1878-11-15)15 November 1878
London, England
Died22 June 1939(1939-06-22) (aged 60)
Dublin, Ireland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 19
Runs scored 644
Batting average 23.00
100s/50s 0/4
Top score 72
Balls bowled 759
Wickets 13
Bowling average 31.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/30
Catches/stumpings 15/0
Source: CricketArchive, 16 August 2022

John William Frederick Arthur Crawfurd (15 November 1878 – 22 June 1939) was an Irish cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium bowler.

Crawfurd attended Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, before going up to St John's College, Oxford. He started his first-class cricket career with Oxford University, for whom he played 14 first-class matches in 1900 and 1901. He later played two first-class matches against the university, one for Harlequins and another for an "L Robinson's XI" that featured his fellow Irish international Tim O'Brien. He also represented the university at Rugby Union.

He played four times for Ireland between 1907 and 1923, making his debut against Yorkshire. Three of his matches for Ireland had first-class status.

At his death in 1939, the notice in The Times cites him as being "of Guinness's Brewery, Dublin".