pp ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁u mp ire ▁for ▁twenty ▁two ▁seasons , ▁including ▁standing ▁in ▁four ▁Test ▁matches . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Cra pp ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St ▁Columb ▁Major , ▁Corn wall , ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁St ap leton ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁in ▁Br istol , ▁scoring ▁a ▁' du ck ' ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁team ▁on ▁his ▁debut . ▁However , ▁he ▁soon ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁XI ▁following ▁some ▁spect ac ular ▁performances , ▁and ▁was ▁sp otted ▁by ▁W ally ▁Hamm ond ▁who ▁invited ▁him ▁for ▁tri als ▁with ▁Gl ouc esters hire . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁fi xture ▁in ▁their ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁twenty ▁seasons , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁their ▁captain . ▁ ▁Cra pp ▁was ▁a ▁depend able ▁left - hand ▁b ats man ▁and ▁a ▁fine ▁s lip ▁fiel der , ▁who ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁Test ▁b ats man . ▁However , ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁interven ed ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first - ever ▁Corn ish man ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁England . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁him , ▁he ▁came ▁up ▁against ▁the ▁Australian ▁cr icket ▁team ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Inv inci bles ". ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁on ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁match ▁against ▁Australia , ▁when ▁Cra pp ▁scored ▁ 1 0 0