Joseph Cresswell

for the English Jesuit controversialist, see Joseph Creswell

Joseph Cresswell (22 December 1865 – 19 July 1932) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Warwickshire from 1895 to 1899.

Cresswell was born at Denby, Derbyshire, the son of Joseph Cresswell a beer house keeper and his wife Sarah Ann.^[1] He joined Warwickshire in 1889 and until 1893 played regularly in matches that were not accorded first class status. He made his first class debut in May 1895 in a match against Surrey when he took three wickets. He played a few games each season until 1899. He achieved his best bowling performance of 6 for 69 against Kent in 1896.

Cresswell played 22 innings in 15 first class matches with an average of 10.53 and a top score of 16. He took 42 first class wickets at an average of 27.23 and a best performance of 6 for 69.^[2]

Cresswell died at Birmingham at the age of 66. His nephew James Cresswell played cricket for Derbyshire.

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