Tom Crosskey


Thomas Roland Crosskey was a Scottish cricketer and footballer. Though born in Hastings, Sussex, he played club cricket for Carlton, Edinburgh, Blyth, Ashington and Morpeth, as well as four first [class cricket|first class] matches for Scotland [cricket team|Scotland] between 1949 and 1950. In football, he featured as a goalkeeper for Crystal Palace, Albion [Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers], Heart of Midlothian, Cowdenbeath, Raith Rovers, Morton and Montrose. In cricket, he was a right-hand batsman who made a best of 81 in his first-class career, but in a non-first class match against the Australian 1948 Invincibles he top-scored with 49 for Scotland. He died in Totnes, Devon.