Charles Crawley (1 May 1908 — 24 July 1935) was an English

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er. He played one first-class match for Essex in 1929. Crawley was born in Brandon and died in

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. Crawley scored a duck in his first innings, and three runs in the second, partnering brother Leonard in the opening order. Crawley died at the age of 27. Aside from Leonard, Crawley's cricket-playing relatives included his cousins

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and

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, and his uncles Arthur, Eustace and Henry. Of these, Aidan had the longest and most successful first-class career, lasting twenty years in total - while also holding down jobs as a politician and editor.

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Charles Crawley
at Cricket Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawley, Charles 1908 births 1935 deaths English cricketers Essex cricketers People from Brandon, Suffolk