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Roy Crawford
Personal information
Full name	Francis Roy Crawford
Born	23 December 1917; Wellington, New Zealand
Died	29 July 1996 (aged 78); Wellington, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
1937/38–1947/48	Wellington
1945/46	Bay of Plenty
1949/50	Hutt Valley
Career statistics
Matches	12
Runs scored	459
Batting average	20.86
100s/50s	0/3
Top score	55
Balls bowled	415
Wickets	6
Bowling average	47.33
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	2/37
Catches/stumpings	8/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 13 December 2019

Francis Roy Crawford (23 December 1917 – 29 July 1996) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1937 to 1948.

Roy Crawford was a middle-order batsman and leg-spin bowler. He top-scored for Wellington with 12 and 40 when they were defeated by an innings by the touring Australians in 1945–46.^[1] Earlier that season he had also top-scored for Wellington with 55 (out of a total of 130) and 19 when Auckland beat them by an innings.^[2]

He married Grace Maher, and served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II with the rank of leading aircraftman.^[3]

References

^ "Wellington v Australians 1945-46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ "Auckland v Wellington 1945-46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ "Births". Evening Post: 1. 20 December 1943.