Edward Craig (philosopher) - Wikipedia Edward Craig (philosopher) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Edward John Craig (born 26 March 1942) is an English academic philosopher, editor of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and former Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He is also a former cricketer at first-class level: a right-handed batsman for Cambridge University and Lancashire.[1] Contents 1 Education and academic career 2 Cricket career 3 Books 4 References 5 External links Education and academic career[edit] Craig was born in Formby, Lancashire, and educated at Charterhouse. He read philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge (1960–1963), and was Reader in Philosophy at Cambridge from 1992 to 1998. He became Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy in 1998, a chair he held until his retirement in 2006. He is a Fellow of Churchill College. He edited the journal Ratio from 1988 to 1992.[2] Cricket career[edit] Edward Craig Cricket information Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm off break Domestic team information Years Team 1967 Cambridgeshire 1961–1962 Lancashire 1961–1963 Cambridge University Career statistics Competition First-class List A Matches 50 1 Runs scored 3,103 12 Batting average 36.08 12.00 100s/50s 7/14 –/– Top score 208* 12 Balls bowled 72 – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 43/– 1/– Source: Cricinfo, 1 December 2011 From Charterhouse School he attended Trinity College, Cambridge. It was while at Cambridge that he made his first-class cricket debut for Cambridge University against Surrey at Fenner's. He made sixteen appearances in his debut season for the university and gained his cricket Blue.[3] He also made the first of his two appearances for the Gentlemen against the Players in this season, as well as making his first-class debut for Lancashire against Nottinghamshire. He made three further appearances in total that season for Lancashire.[4] His debut season was a resounding success, with 1,528 runs at an average of 42.44. He made five centuries and had a high score of 208 not out.[5] For Cambridge University alone, he scored 1,342 runs at an average of 47.92, including a score of 105 in The University Match,[3] and his unbeaten 208 against L.C. Stevens' XI.[6] In 1962, Craig made sixteen first-class appearances for Cambridge University,[4] scoring 1,158 runs at an average of 44.53.[3] He once again appeared for the Gentlemen against the Players in its final fixture, as well as making a further two first-class appearances for Lancashire in that season's County Championship against Essex and Sussex. He appeared six times in first-class cricket for his native county, scoring 214 runs at an average of 21.40, though he only passed fifty once,[7] making 89 against Nottinghamshire the previous season at the Town Ground, Worksop.[8] His overall season first-class record stood at 1,151 runs at an average of 31.97, with a highest score of 151 not out.[5] He continued to play for Cambridge University in 1963, making fewer appearances than previous seasons due to examination commitments. He made ten appearances, with his final first-class appearance coming against Oxford University in The University Match at Lord's.[4] He performed less consistently than in previous seasons, scoring 424 runs at an average of 30.28, with a highest score of 87, one of three half-centuries.[5] In total, Craig made 42 first-class appearances for the university, scoring 2,879 runs at an average of 39.98, with a highest score 208 not out among his seven centuries.[7] Ultimately, Craig decided to pursue a career in academia rather than cricket. Mike Brearley, who played alongside him in the Cambridge University team, described him as "a better scholar and batsman than I was". The cricket writer John Arlott included Craig in a list of players he considered had the potential, had they continued with their cricket careers, to have played Test cricket.[3] Despite the end of his professional cricket career, he did appear for Cambridgeshire in a single List A match against Oxfordshire in the 1st round of the 1967 Gillette Cup,[9] scoring 12 runs before being dismissed by David Laitt. Cambridgeshire won the match by four wickets,[10] but Craig didn't feature for the county again. Books[edit] The Mind of God and the Works of Man (1987) Knowledge and the state of nature (1990) Was wir wissen können: Pragmatische Untersuchungen zum Wissensbegriff. Wittgenstein-Vorlesungen der Universität Bayreuth (1993) Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1996) (General Editor) Hume on religion (1997) Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (2002) The Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2005) Philosophy: A Brief Insight (2009) References[edit] ^ "Player profile: Edward Craig". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2011. ^ OUP Author's note Retrieved 12 February 2013] ^ a b c d Arlott, John (1981). "The best who never". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2011. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Edward Craig". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2011. ^ a b c "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Edward Craig". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2011. ^ "LC Stevens' XI v Cambridge University, 1961". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2011. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Craig". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 December 2011. ^ "Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, 1961 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 December 2011. ^ "List A Matches played by Edward Craig". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 December 2011. ^ "Cambridgeshire v Oxfordshire, 1967 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 December 2011. External links[edit] Edward Craig at ESPNcricinfo Edward Craig at CricketArchive Authority control BIBSYS: 90518171 BNE: XX917834 BNF: cb12077800s (data) GND: 1079630643 ISNI: 0000 0001 2145 5045 LCCN: n80034641 LNB: 000030153 NKC: mub2011675895 NLK: KAC201504775 NLP: A12833046 NTA: 068295545 PLWABN: 9810555625105606 SELIBR: 182390 SUDOC: 076385841 VIAF: 100904386 WorldCat Identities: lccn-n80034641 Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Craig_(philosopher)&oldid=956207603" Categories: 1942 births Living people People from Formby People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Lancashire cricketers Cambridgeshire cricketers Fellows of Churchill College, Cambridge 20th-century British philosophers 21st-century British philosophers 20th-century English writers 21st-century English writers Hidden categories: Use British English from February 2013 Use dmy dates from February 2013 Pages using infobox cricketer with a blank name parameter Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with LNB identifiers Wikipedia articles with NKC identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLK identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLP identifiers Wikipedia articles with NTA identifiers Wikipedia articles with PLWABN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages العربية Edit links This page was last edited on 12 May 2020, at 02:50 (UTC). 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