About Eric Crake
Lived 1886 – 1948 (aged 62). Eric Crake was a British cricketer.
Eric Hamilton Crake (25 January 1886 – 3 February 1948) was a Scottish cricketer. He was born at Madras in the British Raj, to Emily Noble Chase and the merchant and footballer William Crake.
Educated at Harrow School, where he captained the school's cricket team in 1905 and 1906, Crake was a batsman of unknown handedness. He made one appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University in 1912 at the University Parks, Oxford. He batted once in the match, scoring a single run in the MCC's first-innings, before he was dismissed by Neville Fraser. The match ended in a draw.
He died at Nakuru in Kenya on 3 February 1948. His brother Ralph Crake was also a first-class cricketer.
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Who was Eric Crake?
English cricketer (1886-1948)
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Eric Crake was born on 25 January 1886 in Chennai.
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Eric Crake died on 3 February 1948 in British Kenya, Nakuru.
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Eric Crake was a cricketer.
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Eric Crake was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Eric Crake. https://biography.guide/eric-crake/
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