Gary John Crocker is a former Zimbabwean cricketer born on May 16, 1962, who played in 6 ODIs and 3 Tests from 1992 to 1993. He is the former student of Hamilton High School.
Gary Crocker born at Bulawayo and he was a tall, rangy, left-handed all-rounder with a fine temperament. In 1993, Crocker retired from International cricket due to the political instability and economic meltdown in Zimbabwe he immigrated to the United States.
Batting And fielding Averages Of Gary Crocker
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | |
| Tests | 3 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 33 | 23 | 178 | 38.76 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 6 | 5 | 1 | 98 | 50 | 24.5 | 105 | 93.33 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| First-class | 11 | 17 | 6 | 245 | 62* | 22.27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| List A | 7 | 6 | 1 | 104 | 50 | 20.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bowling Averages
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
| Tests | 3 | 5 | 456 | 217 | 3 | 2/65 | 2/89 | 72.33 | 2.85 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 6 | 6 | 238 | 208 | 7 | 4/26 | 4/26 | 29.71 | 5.24 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 11 | 1486 | 708 | 14 | 6/84 | 50.57 | 2.85 | 106.1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| List A | 7 | 298 | 226 | 10 | 4/26 | 4/26 | 22.6 | 4.55 | 29.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
When he was in Bulawayo, Crocker was captain of Matabeleland but at the age of 30 had never represented the full national side when he received an emergency call around 11 pm at night and made an overnight car journey of 440 kilometers to take his place in Harare the following morning.
In Test cricket, his debut match was Vs India at Harare on 18 October 1992 and his last test was Vs New Zealand at Harare on 7 November 1992. His ODI debut was Vs India at Harare on 25 October 1992 and also his last ODI was Vs India at Pune on 25 March 1993.
His Test record was not remarkable, but he had a memorable ODI debut with 50 and 4 wickets against India. He now lives in the USA. He was also a very good baseball player. In Test cricket he did 69 runs in 3 matches with the average of 23.00 and strike rate was 38.76 and in ODI cricket he did 98 runs in 6 matches with the average of 24.50 and strike rate was 93.33. His highest test score was 33 and his ODI highest score was 50. In Test cricket, he got 3 wickets in 3 matches with the economy rate of 2.85 and he got 7 wickets in 6 matches in ODI format with the economy rate of 5.24.
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