, ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁players ▁to ▁register ▁a ▁century ▁against ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁England ▁players ▁that ▁summer , ▁his ▁performances ▁did ▁not ▁do ▁his ▁talent ▁justice . ▁ ▁He ▁tou red ▁South ▁Africa ▁with ▁the ▁England ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 – 4 9 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁spect ac ular ly ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁Test s , ▁although ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁Test ▁he ▁gu ided ▁England ▁home ▁to ▁victory ▁with ▁All an ▁Wat kins , ▁with ▁only ▁three ▁balls ▁to ▁spare . ▁ ▁Cra pp ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁Test ▁side ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁perform ▁well ▁for ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁becoming ▁their ▁first ▁professional ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁handed ▁over ▁the ▁role ▁to ▁George ▁Em m ett . ▁In ▁his ▁later ▁years , ▁a ▁deb il it ating ▁skin ▁condition ▁affected ▁his ▁hands ▁and ▁this ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁Cra pp ▁became ▁a ▁first - class ▁u mp ire ▁and ▁stood ▁in ▁four ▁Test s , ▁not ably ▁the ▁match ▁in ▁which ▁Fred ▁Tru eman ▁took ▁his ▁ 3 0 0 th ▁Test ▁w icket . ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁Tru eman ▁would ▁show ▁people ▁the ▁ball ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁w icket . ▁But ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁Cra pp ▁revealed ▁to ▁journalist , ▁Frank ▁Ke ating