Fitzroy Crozier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Fitzroy Crozier

Sri Lankan cricketer

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1936

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Fitzroy Crozier

  • Fitzroy Bertram Crozier (born 28 November 1936, Colombo, Ceylon) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon from 1957 to 1967. Born in Colombo, Crozier attended Royal College and captained the First XI in his final year, 1956.
  • A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played for Ceylon in the Gopalan Trophy match in 1956-57, but did not play again until he was a surprise selection in the side that toured Pakistan in 1966-67.Pakistan won all three matches between the two teams by wide margins, losing only 27 wickets in the process.
  • Crozier took 14 of those wickets for 372, at an average of 26.57.
  • He took 6 for 135 off 64 overs in Pakistan's first innings in the first match and 7 for 133 in Pakistan's only innings in the third match.
  • He also top-scored with 57 as an opening batsman in the second innings of the second match.He later went to live in Australia.
  • In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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