Neil_Cross_(cricketer)

Neil Cross (cricketer)

Neil Cross (cricketer)

English cricketer

Neil David Cross (born 19 September 1972) is a former English minor counties cricketer.

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Cross was born at Wallasey in Cheshire. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Cheshire in 1995 against Wales Minor Counties at Pontarddulais in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] He made his debut in the Minor Counties Trophy in that same season.[2] Prior to 2006, Cheshire were permitted to take part alongside the eighteen first-class counties in county crickets domestic one-day competition, with the matches carrying List A status. Cross made his debut in List A cricket when Cheshire played Essex in the 1998 NatWest Trophy at Chester.[3] He would go on to make eight appearances in List A cricket for Cheshire, with his final appearance coming in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy (although played in August 2003) against Bedfordshire.[3] Across his eight matches, he scored 159 runs at an average of 31.80.[4] His highest score of 57 came against first-class opposition in the form of Kent in the 1999 NatWest Trophy.[5] With his off break bowling, Cross took 6 wickets with best figures of 3/29.[6] He continued to play minor counties cricket for Cheshire until 2005, making a total of 55 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and 27 appearances in the Minor Counties Trophy.[1][2] He now works as an assistant-headteacher at Chester Catholic High School.[7]

References

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    "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Neil Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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    "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Neil Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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    "List A Matches played by Neil Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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    "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neil Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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    "Cheshire v Kent, 1999 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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    "List A Bowling For Each Team by Neil Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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    "Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE)". Cheshire Vale Teaching School Alliance. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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