Graham Cross
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Graham Frederick Cross (born 15 November 1943) is a former professional footballer and cricketer. He is the record appearance holder for Leicester City, making 600 appearances for the club in all competitions (as Community Shield now considered a full appearance).
Football career
Cross was born in Leicester. He spent most of his career playing for Leicester City originally as an inside forward, then later as a centre-half and occasionally a right half. At Leicester he holds the record for the most appearances for the club with 600 between 1961 and 1975.[1] He went on to join Brighton & Hove Albion and then Preston North End. He made the record number of appearances for the England Under 23 side but never made a full international appearance.
Cricket career
Cross also represented Leicestershire as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler between 1961 and 1977. 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 List A matches, he scored 701 runs (average 20.61), highest score 57 not out with three fifties and 17 catches. He took 63 wickets (average 20.23), best bowling 4/11.[2]
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 mid '70s. He was a member of the Leicestershire team that won the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1975.[3] Cross's last appearance came when the side was stricken by illness in May 1977. A scratch side had to be assembled to play Hampshire at Grace Road in the B&H Cup. Showing his characteristic adaptability, he kept wicket for the only time during his career.
Honours
As a player
Leicester City
- Football League Second Division: 1970–71
- Football League Cup: 1963–64; runner-up: 1964–65
- FA Charity Shield: 1971[4]
- FA Cup runner-up: 1962–63,[5] 1968–69[6]
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Records
- Leicester City all-time leading appearance maker: 600 games
- Leicester City all-time leading appearance maker in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors): 414 games
- Leicester City all-time leading appearance maker in the FA Cup: 59 games
- Leicester City all-time leading appearance maker in the League Cup: 40 games (Joint record)
References
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External links
- Cricket Archive
- Famous players - Graham Cross
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Further reading
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