Gervase Du Croz

Gervase du Croz

Personal information
Full name	Gervase Bedford du Croz
Born	1820 London, England
Died	19 February 1855 (aged 35) Launceston, Tasmania
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1853/54	Victoria
1850/51	Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 45 Batting average 11.25 100s/50s –/– Top score 27 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2011

Gervase Du Croz (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]

See also

• List of Tasmanian representative cricketers

References

1. "Gervase Du Croz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

External links

• Cricinfo Profile