ick eter . ▁Having ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁right - hand ed ▁b ats man ▁and ▁right - arm ▁medium ▁pace ▁bow ler ▁for ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Cross an ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁last ▁surv iving ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁player ▁to ▁have ▁appeared ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁before ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁" He ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁link ▁to ▁an ▁era ▁of ▁great ▁players , ▁including ▁former ▁Australian ▁represent atives , ▁Stan ▁McC abe , ▁Bill ▁O ' Re illy , ▁Bert ▁Old field , ▁Sid ▁Bar nes , ▁Arthur ▁Chi pper field ▁and ▁Jack ▁F ing leton , ▁who ▁all ▁played ▁alongside ▁Ern ▁in ▁his ▁debut ▁match ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 " ▁wrote ▁David ▁Gilbert , ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁Cross an ▁played ▁four ▁first ▁class ▁games ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁scoring ▁ 1 0 3 ▁runs ▁at ▁ 1 4 . 7 1 , ▁with ▁a ▁best ▁of ▁ 3 5 *. ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁single ▁w icket . ▁His ▁death ▁left ▁Harold ▁St ap leton ▁as ▁the ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁player . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁representative ▁cr ick eters ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Austral ian ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : C rick eters ▁from ▁Victoria ▁( Austral ia ) ▁Category