Background
He was born in South Shields, County Durham.
He was born in South Shields, County Durham.
Crane was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Crane made his debut for Durham against Shropshire in the 1973 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1973 to 1983, making 64 Minor Counties Championship appearances.
He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the Gillette Cup.
He wasn"t required to bat in this match, which Durham famously 5 wickets against first-class opposition. He made a further List A appearance against Nottinghamshire in the 1980 Gillette Cup.
He was dismissed for 17 runs in this match by Peter Hacker, with Nottinghamshire winning by 4 wickets.