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| Full name | Nicholas Peter Gilbert Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1947 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,20 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholas Peter Gilbert Ross (born 2 October 1947) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.
Ross was born at Edinburgh in October 1947. He was educated at Marlborough College,before going up to Selwyn College,Cambridge. [1] While studying at Cambridge,he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Essex at Fenner's in 1969. He played seven further first-class matches for Cambridge,the last coming in 1970. [2] In his eight first-class matches for Cambridge,he scored 224 runs at an average of 28.00 and a high score of 68. [3] With his leg break googly bowling,he took 9 wickets with best figures of 2 for 22. [4] In addition to playing first-class cricket,he also played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire in 1979,making three appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. [5]
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