[3] Cross was a hard-hitting batsman, a fast-medium bowler, a fine fieldsman and sometimes wicket-keeper.
[5][6] He captained the Wanganui team that inflicted the only defeat on the touring Australians in 1880-81.
[7] In 1882, while batting at the St John's ground in Wanganui, Cross hit a ball that travelled 156 yards before it landed.
[10][11] Later he moved to Australia, where he had a business in Sydney as a coal exporter and shipping agent.
[12] He died in Sydney after a long illness, leaving a widow, three sons and two daughters.