Gervase Du Croz
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Full name | Gervase Bedford du Croz | ||||||||||||||
Born | c. 1820 London, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 19 February 1855 (aged 35) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1850/51 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
1853/54 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
FC debut | 11 February 1851 Tasmania v Victoria | ||||||||||||||
Last FC | 3 March 1854 Victoria v Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2011 |
Gervase Bedford Du Croz (c. 1820 – 19 February 1855) was an Australian cricket player, who played one game each for both Tasmania, and Victoria.
He has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia, in which he opened the batting for Tasmania.
Du Croz died on 19 February 1855, in Launceston, Tasmania aged 35.[1]
References
- ^ "Gervase Du Croz". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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