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Madras, India born Eric Crake was educated at Harrow School and captained their First Eleven in 1905 (when this photograph was taken) and in 1906. He subsequently played one first class match for Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at The Parks in 1912, when he scored a single run in the M.C.C.’s first-innings, before he was dismissed by Neville Fraser. The match ended in a draw.
An older brother, Ralph Crake, also played two first class cricket matches for Marylebone Cricket Club and for The Europeans in India. His father, William Crake was an English amateur footballer who won the inaugural F.A. Cup with The Wanderers in 1872 and played for the English XI against Scotland in the representative matches between 1870 and 1872, and was was also a keen cricketer who played for various clubs, including M.C.C. and the Free Foresters.