| Dennis Crookes | |
| Fullname: | Dennis Victor Crookes |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Berea, Durban, Natal, South Africa |
| Family: | Norman Crookes (brother) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg-spin |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 227 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.46 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 33 |
| Deliveries1: | 143 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 41.66 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/0 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 31 August 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11437.html Cricinfo |
Dennis Victor Crookes (born 18 June 1931) is a former South African cricketer and businessman who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1953 and 1954.
Dennis Crookes was educated at Michaelhouse in Natal and Jesus College, Cambridge.[1] After his studies at Cambridge he returned to Natal, where he worked for CG Smith Sugar later Illovo Sugar, and served the family sugar-growing company Crookes Brothers as chairman from 1993 to 1998.[2]