Gervase Du Croz

Gervase Bedford Du Croz (c. 1820 – 19 February 1855) was an Australian cricket player, who played one game each for both Tasmania, and Victoria.

Gervase du Croz

Personal information
Full name	Gervase Bedford du Croz
Born	c. 1820 London, England
Died	19 February 1855 (aged 35) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1850/51	Tasmania
1853/54	Victoria
FC debut	11 February 1851 Tasmania v Victoria
Last FC	3 March 1854 Victoria v Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 45 Batting average 11.25 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 27 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2011

He has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia, in which he opened the batting for Tasmania.

Du Croz died on 19 February 1855, in Launceston, Tasmania aged 35.^[1]