| Graham Cross | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Frederick Cross | |
| Date of birth | November 15, 1943 | |
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1960-1976 1975-1976 1976-1977 1977-1979 1978-1979 |
Leicester City → Chesterfield (loan) Brighton & Hove Albion Preston North End Lincoln City |
498 (29) 12 (0) 46 (3) 45 (1) 19 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Graham Frederick Cross (born 15 November 1943 in Leicester) is a former professional footballer and cricketer. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional
He played for Leicester City as a centre-half, where he holds the record for the most appearances for the club with 599 between 1961 and 1975. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring He went on to join Brighton & Hove Albion and then Preston North End. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire
He also represented Leicestershire as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler between 1961 and 1977. Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic In 83 first-class matches, he scored 2,079 runs (average 18. 39), highest score 78 with eight fifties and 61 catches. He took 92 wickets (average 29. 95), best bowling 4/28. In 51 ListA matches, he scored 701 runs (average 20. 61), highest score 57* with three fifties and 17 catches. He took 63 wickets (average 20. 23), best bowling 4/11.
Appearing irregularly because of his football commitments, Cross was nevertheless a good enough player to find a place in Ray Illingworth's successful county side of the late seventies. Cross's last appearance came when the side was striken by illness in May 1977. A scratch side had to be assembled to play Hampshire at Grace Road in the B&H Cup. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Grace Road is a Cricket ground, in Leicester, England, home to Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Showing his habitual adaptability, he kept wicket for the only time during his career.
Honours
As a player
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
- Gillette Cup winner 1975
External links
PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The 1963 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 25 May 1963 at Wembley. The 1969 FA Cup Final took place on Saturday 26 April 1969, at Wembley Stadium, London between Leicester City and Manchester City Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historicDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic