Anthony Cross

Who is Anthony Cross?

Anthony John Cross is a former English cricketer. Cross was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Fulmer, Buckinghamshire.

While studying at the University of Cambridge, he made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Northamptonshire at Fenner's in 1966. He made four further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Northamptonshire at Fenner's in 1967. In his five first-class matches for the university, he scored a total of 113 runs at an average of 16.14, with a high score of 39 not out. He later made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Scotland in 1969 at Edgbaston. Scotland won the toss and elected to bat first, making 251/9 declared. Warwickshire responded in their first-innings by making 200/7 declared, with Cross scoring 18 runs before he was dismissed by Keith Hardie. Scotland then reached 155/6 declared in their second-innings, leaving Warwickshire with a target of 207 for victory. However, Warwickshire fell just short in their chase, making 202 all out, with Cross scoring 20 runs before he was dismissed by Hardie.