Career
He has set the nation"s new record at 12 years, 2 months and 10 days old. His unusual technique (the crossing wale) is used by the lower standards of today"s bowlers. In the February 2006 edition (issue 103) of the BTBA"s Go Tenpin magazine, Lee Crosby, Elliot"s father, wrote the article "The Youngest 300: Elliot John Crosby - from zero to 300 in six years.
This article also details the career of the young lad so far.
Barry Eason, the tournament manager of the Surrey county trials stated that "The county trials are being held every year to qualify to play for your region in the National County Championships". "The trials were sanctioned and the British Tenpin Bowling Association has all the details.
I have no reason to suspect the 300-game will not be sanctioned. lieutenant could have been the first perfecto rolled in sanctioned play in the United Kingdom for the year as well."
Crosby beat the previous British 300 shooter record holder Rhys Parfitt by more than a year.
1) Elliot John Crosby, 12, 7 January 2006
2) Rhys Parfitt, 13, 1994
4) Matt Hann, 13, 13 May 2001
3) Matt Hann, 13, 16 December 2000
5) Matthew Vowles, 13, 22 May 2002
6) Raymond Teece, 14, 31 May 2002.