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Reading West, Berkshire born right-hand opening batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler Alfred Croom began his cricketing career with Berkshire in 1914. Following the First World War he played three more seasons of minor counties cricket before joining Warwickshire. After single appearances in 1922 and 1923 he became a regular by the late 1920’s.
Between 1922 and 1939 Croom played a total of 394 matches for Warwickshire, he also represented an England XI, Sir Lindsay Parkinson’s XI and appeared twice for The Players against The Gentlemen, totalling two short of 400 first class matches.
Croom scored a total of 17,692 first class runs at an average of 31.42, passing 1,000 runs in a season for twelve consecutive years between 1928 and 1939. His most productive season came in 1931 when he scored 1,584 runs at 38.63, including six centuries. Described by Wisden as sound and stylish, Croom scored 24 first class centuries, the highest of which was an innings of 211 against Worcestershire at Edgbaston in 1934, sharing in a first wicket stand of 272 with Norman Kilner. He also scored exactly 100 half centuries.
Croom’s off-spin bowling took 138 wickets at an average of 44.00, twice taking five wickets or more in an innings. His best figures were 6-65, taken against Glamorgan at Swansea in 1930. It was a good match for Croom as he scored 96 and took three further wickets.
Croom held the Warwickshire partnership records for the 8th and 9th wicket, both set during the 1925 season. In May he scored 51 not out, batting at number 10, to share in a 154 run stand with George Stephens and in July he scored his maiden century as he shared in a 228 run partnership with Bob Wyatt which helped recover the Warwickshire innings from 77-7. The ninth wicket partnership with Stephens was surpassed in 2009 by Jonathan Trott and Jeetan Patel.
Croom’s son, Leslie, played four matches for Warwickshire in 1949.
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