Nigel Ross (cricketer, born 1882)

Personal information
Full name	Nigel Douglas Carne Ross
Born	21 December 1882(1882-12-21) Penzance, Cornwall, England
Died	27 January 1933(1933-01-27) (aged 50) Manchester, Lancashire, England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1910–1912	Buckinghamshire
1905	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	1
Runs scored	38
Batting average	19.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	26
Balls bowled	–
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 May 2011

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

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 Universities 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. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/e/l/Christopher-G-Selwyn/GENE0001-0014.html. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
2. ^ "Teams Nigel Ross played for". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32495/all_teams.html. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Nigel Ross". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32495/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
4. ^ "Cambridge University v Warwickshire, 1905". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6683.html. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nigel Ross". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32495/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 10 May 2011. 

External links

• Nigel Ross at ESPNcricinfo
• Nigel Ross at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Ross, Nigel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	21 December 1882
Place of birth	Penzance, Cornwall
Date of death	27 January 1933
Place of death	Manchester, Lancashire