About Ron Crayden
Lived 1920 – 2007 (aged 87). Ron Crayden was a British table tennis player.
Ronald John Crayden (8 July 1920 – 9 December 2007), was a male international table tennis player from England.
Table tennis career He made his England debut in 1948 against Wales.
He was the non playing captain for the England men's team during the 1961 and 1963 Swaythling Cup and the women's team for the Corbillon Cup, from 1961 to 1969. He was captain of England 225 times.
Personal life He wrote many books on table tennis including a book called 'The Story of Table Tennis - the First 100 Years'. He married Jean Mae Ricketts on 9th July 1949.
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Who was Ron Crayden?
British table tennis player
When was Ron Crayden born?
Ron Crayden was born on 8 July 1920 in London Borough of Lambeth.
When did Ron Crayden die?
Ron Crayden died on 9 December 2007.
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Ron Crayden was a table tennis player.
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Ron Crayden was British.
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