Godfrey Cripps, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Godfrey Cripps

South African cricketer

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1865

Place of Birth: Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1943

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Godfrey Cripps (19 October 1865 in Mussoorie, India – 27 July 1943 in Adelaide, Australia) was a cricketer who played in one Test for South Africa in 1891–92.Born in India and educated at Cheltenham College, Cripps played just four first-class cricket matches, all of them in South Africa.
A middle-order right-handed batsman, his first first-class appearance was in the South African Test side that lost to Walter Read's English touring team – which included the Australian players Billy Murdoch and John Ferris.
Cripps was one of four South Africans who were making their first-class debuts in this Test match. A season later, Cripps played twice for Western Province, scoring a century in the second match against Griqualand West.
His final first-class game was the 1893–94 Currie Cup final for Western Province against Natal which his side won inside two days.
In 1894, he was vice-captain of the South African tour team to England, but no first-class matches were played on the tour.