John Charles Crawford

The Reverend John Charles Crawford (29 May 1849 – 21 February 1935), known as Parson Crawford, was an English clergyman and amateur cricketer. He played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1872 and 1877.

Life He was born in Hastings in Sussex in 1849, the son of Andrew Crawford. His father had played for the Gentlemen of England and his brother, Frank Fairbairn Crawford, also played first-class cricket for Kent. He is buried in the churchyard at St Mary's, Merton. He also played for a large number of minor teams, including Leicestershire and Gentlemen's teams in Kent, Hertfordshire and Surrey and for Surrey's Second XI between 1891 and 1894. Crawford was a fast bowler and powerful batsman who was "large framed and powerfully built".