Career
Born in India and educated at Cheltenham College, Cripps played just four first-class cricket matches, all of them in South Africa. A middle-order right-handed batsman, his first first-class appearance was in the South Africa side that lost to Walter Read"s "English" touring team – the side included Billy Murdoch and John Ferris as well as English players. A season later, Cripps played twice for Western Province scoring a century in the second match against Griqualand West.
In 1894, he was vice-captain of the South African tour team to England, but no first-class matches were played on the tour.