Nigel Ross (cricketer, born 1882)

Nigel Douglas Carne Ross (21 December 1882 – 27 January 1933) was an English cricketer. Ross' batting and bowling styles are unknown.

Nigel Ross
Personal information
Full name
Nigel Douglas Carne Ross
Born(1882-12-21)21 December 1882
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Died27 January 1933(1933-01-27) (aged 50)
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1910–1912Buckinghamshire
1905Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 38
Batting average 19.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 26
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 May 2011

The son of Kate Selwyn and Joseph Ross,[1] he was born in Penzance, Cornwall and was educated at Uppingham School, where he represented the school cricket team.[2] Ross made his only first-class appearance for Cambridge University against Warwickshire in 1905.[3] He scored 12 runs in the University's first-innings, before being dismissed by Sam Hargreave, while in their second-innings he scored 26 runs before being dismissed by Fred Moorhouse.[4]

He made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1910 Minor Counties Championship against Devon. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1910 to 1912, which included 10 Minor Counties Championship matches.[5] He died in Manchester, Lancashire on 27 January 1933.

References
  1. "Descendants of John Selwyn". www.familytreemaker.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. "Teams Nigel Ross played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Nigel Ross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. "Cambridge University v Warwickshire, 1905". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nigel Ross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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