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Lee Crooks

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 18th September, 1963
Current Age
62 years and 267 days

Known Family Links

Son
Ben Crooks

Competitions Won

English Championship
1982/83
Challenge Cup
1981/82
Regal Trophy
1981/82, 1993/94
Yorkshire Cup
1982/83, 1983/84, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1991/92
Midweek Cup
1987

Biography

At the age of 19 in 1982, fiery second row/prop Lee Crooks became the youngest ever Great Britain Test forward. A talented ball-player and goal-kicker, he spent a successful period with battlers Wests in the mid-1980s but his move to Balmain in 1987 was not as productive. A veteran of three Lions tours (1984, 1988 & 1992) he became the highest paid player in English club football when he left Hull for Leeds on a £170,000 contract.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 18 2 20 -1--1 21     1 1 47 1 3 1 9 9 2 45.00% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
The Ashes - 8 - 8 ----- 6 / 10 60.00% 1 1 13 - 2 1 - 8 - 0.00% List
World Cup - 4 1 5 ----- 6     - - 12 1 1 - 2 1 2 40.00% List
Tour Matches Great BritainGBR - 24 5 29 -1--1 17     1 1 39 - 2 1 16 12 1 55.17% List
Tour Matches Hull FCHUL - 3 - 3 ----- 3     - - 6 - - 1 - 3 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches YorkshireYOR - 1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Castleford TigersCAS - 3 - 3 ----- 1 / 3 33.33% - - 2 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Test Series - 9 1 10 ----- 9     1 1 19 - 2 1 - 9 1 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Leeds RhinosLEE - 1 - 1 ----- -     1 1 1 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches Great Britain Chairman's XIIIGB - 1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - 35 5 40 -3--3 43     1 1 99 - 3 2 13 24 3 32.50% List
Midweek Cup 1 2 1 3 ----- 3 / 5 60.00% - - 6 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
English Championship 1 299 13 312 1141--52 692     6 6 1,587 - - - 194 106 12 62.18% List
Premiership Trophy - 19 1 20 3---3 39     1 1 88 - - - 10 10 - 50.00% List
Super League - 27 2 29 -2--2 14     - - 36 - - - 9 18 2 31.03% List
Challenge Cup 1 40 1 41 231-6 88     - - 197 - - - 27 11 3 65.85% List
Regal Trophy 2 41 3 44 -3--3 106     1 1 225 - - - 31 11 2 70.45% List
Yorkshire Cup 5 32 - 32 16--7 72     4 4 175 - - - 26 6 - 81.25% List
UK Top Division 1 326 15 341 1143--54 706     6 6 1,623 - - - 203 124 14 59.53% List
UK Second Division - - 2 2 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  536 34 570 17601-78 1,090     14 14 2,488 1 6 4 338 208 24 59.30% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain 1982, 1984-87, 1989, 1992, 1994   17 2 19 ----- 17     1 1 35 1 3 1 8 9 2 42.11% List
England 1992   1 - 1 -1--1 4     - - 12 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain 1982-1984   1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain 1982-1992   4 1 5 ----- 6     - - 12 1 1 - 2 1 2 40.00% List

England - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Yorkshire 1985   1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
GB Chairman's 1987   1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   14 - 14-1--1 29     - - 62 - - 2 3 9 2 21.43% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   14 1 15-2--2 7 / 12 58.33% 1 1 23 - 2 - 6 9 - 40.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   7 4 11----- 7 / 8 87.50% - - 14 - 1 - 4 6 1 36.36% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Suburbs 1985-86   28 1 29 -3--3 36     1 1 85 - 2 2 9 18 2 31.03% List
Balmain 1987   7 4 11 ----- 7 / 8 87.50% - - 14 - 1 - 4 6 1 36.36% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
HullHull 1980/81   3 2 5----- -     - - - - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
HullHull 1981/82   35 7 427---7 115     3 3 254 - - - 34 6 2 80.95% List
HullHull 1982/83   41 - 4110-1-11 111     2 2 257 - - - 32 8 1 78.05% List
HullHull 1983/84   19 1 20-6--6 36     - - 96 - - - 15 5 - 75.00% List
HullHull 1984/85   33 - 33-4--4 27     - - 70 - - - 22 9 2 66.67% List
HullHull 1985/86   29 - 29-9--9 51     1 1 139 - - - 14 13 2 48.28% List
HullHull 1986/87   34 2 36-7--7 47     4 4 126 - - - 19 17 - 52.78% List
LeedsLeeds 1987/88   13 1 14-4--4 28     1 1 73 - - - 9 3 2 64.29% List
LeedsLeeds 1988/89   32 - 32-7--7 1     - - 30 - - - 21 11 - 65.63% List
LeedsLeeds 1989/90   9 - 9----- -     - - - - - - 4 4 1 44.44% List
CastlefordCastleford 1989/90   6 1 7-1--1 14     - - 32 - - - 3 4 - 42.86% List
CastlefordCastleford 1990/91   30 1 31-4--4 60     - - 136 - - - 21 10 - 67.74% List
CastlefordCastleford 1991/92   31 1 32-5--5 111     - - 242 - - - 21 9 2 65.63% List
Chorley BoroughChorley Borough 1991/92   - - 0----- -     - - - - - - - - - - List
CastlefordCastleford 1992/93   34 - 34-2--2 112     - - 232 - - - 19 14 1 55.88% List
CastlefordCastleford 1993/94   38 - 38-2--2 135     1 1 279 - - - 25 12 1 65.79% List
HighfieldHighfield 1993/94   - - 0----- -     - - - - - - - - - - List
CastlefordCastleford 1994/95   29 1 30-2--2 111     - - 230 - - - 20 8 2 66.67% List
CastlefordCastleford 1995/96   14 1 15----- 38     - - 76 - - - 6 8 1 40.00% List
CastlefordCastleford 1996   19 1 20-2--2 1     - - 10 - - - 8 12 - 40.00% List
CastlefordCastleford 1997   11 1 12----- 13     - - 26 - - - 1 9 2 8.33% List
YorkYork 2001   - 2 2----- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Hull 1980-86   194 12 206 17261-44 387     10 10 942 - - - 139 60 7 67.48% List
Leeds 1987-89   54 1 55 -11--11 29     1 1 103 - - - 34 18 3 61.82% List
Castleford 1989-97   212 7 219 -18--18 595     1 1 1,263 - - - 124 86 9 56.62% List
York 2001   - 2 2 ----- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Terry Liberopoulos, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Michael Borg, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, Alan Katzmann, Tim Costello

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), News Reports, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World , RFL Player Registers, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Match Video