[7] During the 1982–83 season, Crooks played at second-row, and scored two goals and two drop goals in Hull's 18–7 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1982–83 Yorkshire Cup Final at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 2 October 1982, and played second-row in the 14–12 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1983 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1983, in front of a crowd of 84,969.
Crooks played second-row, and scored four goals in the 24–31 defeat by Castleford in the 1986–87 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 11 October 1986.
[14] Crooks played at prop and was captain in Castleford's 12-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1992 Challenge Cup Final during the 1991–92 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1992, in front of a crowd of 77,386.
[15] Crooks played at prop, scored a goal, and was captain in Castleford's 11-8 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1990 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 23 September 1990, and played, and was captain in the 28-6 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1991 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1991–92 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 20 October 1991.
Unfortunately his international début was soured as Australia sent shock waves through English football with a 40–4 win at Boothferry Park in Hull with Crooks providing Britain's only score with 2 penalty goals.
In February 2014, Crooks joined the Rugby Football League (RFL) again this time in the role of England Regional Performance Coach for the North East.
He will oversee the coaching at the RFL's North East Academy, as well as helping to develop community clubs in the region where he intends to build on the great work that was done by his predecessor Andy Kelly.