Mervyn Richard Crossman (7 April 1935 – 20 June 2017) was an Australian field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the

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. Four years earlier, when

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/ref> Crossman played 32 times for Australia at the senior level, scoring 8 goals and was a renowned penalty corner hitter. He died in

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on 20 June 2017.

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