Under Maru's guidance he impressed straight away despite concerns about his height and quickly he became a leg break bowler with good control as well as a googly.

Crane's performances in Australia were good, taking 2 wickets in 3 games in a series that England would lose 3–2.

On 10 July 2015, Crane made his Hampshire 1st team debut in a Natwest T20 Blast fixture against Surrey at the Ageas Bowl.

[3] In March 2017, Crane made his debut for New South Wales, becoming the first overseas player to play for them since Imran Khan in 1984,[4] where he took match figures of 5/116 and remained 15 not out when batting.

[16] On 29 May 2020, Crane was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.