Craig Ross (Northern Districts cricketer)

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{{short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1970)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Craig Ross

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| fullname = Craig William Ross

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|10|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Papakura, New Zealand

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role =

| club1 = Counties

| year1 = {{nowrap|1988/89–1996/97}}

| club2 = Northern Districts

| year2 = {{nowrap|1989/90–1995/96}}

| date = 1 November

| year = 2020

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38262.html Cricinfo

}}

Craig William Ross (born 18 October 1970) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played in 17 first-class and 10 List A matches for Northern Districts between the 1989–90 season and 1996–97.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38262.html Craig Ross], CricInfo. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

Ross was born at Papakura in South Auckland,McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 115. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. {{isbn|978 1 905138 98 2}} ([https://archive.acscricket.com/cricketers_series/new_zealand_cricketers_1863-64_2010/index.html Available online] at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) the son of farmers Garth and Joan Ross. He grew up on the family farm at Karaka and played a variety of sports at school before being selected for Counties age group cricket sides.Singh H (2013) [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/cricket-cds-director-of-cricket-adds-value/HSWT6DH2PJ6ZD73XNMLVKCDJWI/ Cricket: CD's director of cricket adds value], Hawke's Bay Today, 26 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2024. A right-arm opening bowler, Ross made his senior Counties debut during the 1988–89 season before playing for Northern Districts age group sides and touring Australia and England with New Zealand Young Cricketers during 1989, playing under-19 Test and One Day International matches.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18672/18672.html Craig Ross], CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2024. {{subscription}}

The following season, Ross made his senior representative debut for Northern Districts at the age of 19, opening the bowling against Central Districts and taking seven wickets. He went on to take 42 first-class and 11 List A wickets in his senior career and played for Counties in the Hawke Cup. A back injury forced him to retire from top-level cricket following the 1996–97 season.

Whilst playing Ross had worked as an electrical salesman with his uncle, and following his retirement he continued to be employed in this role. He began coaching age group sides and spent two seasons as a coach with the Northern Districts Cricket Academy before spending a season as the provincial assistant head coach in 2008–09 whilst the team's head coach, Andy Moles, was coaching the New Zealand national side.[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/cricket-two-to-replace-moles-at-northern-districts/PN4HMI2M6MCW5SNPIXBH6YTCRQ/ Cricket: Two to replace Moles at Northern Districts], New Zealand Herald, 28 November 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2024.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/northern-districts-replace-moles-380001 Northern Districts replace Moles], CricInfo, 28 November 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2024. He was then appointed the provincial high performance development coach and also coached New Zealand pace bowlers before, in 2012, becoming Central Districts first director of cricket.[https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/archive/new-zealand-cricket-s-annual-high-performance-forum-begins-on-wednesday/ New Zealand Cricket’s annual High Performance Forum begins on Wednesday], New Zealand Cricket, 2 May 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2024.Bird T (2013) [https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/9043323/Central-Districts-coach-gets-a-feel-for-region Central Districts coach gets a feel for region], Stuff, 14 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2024. After working in the role for five seasons, Ross moved to become the high performance operations manager at Hawke's Bay in 2017.[https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/95526793/new-hinds-and-a-coaches-for-cd-in-coaching-reshuffle New Hinds and A coaches for CD in coaching reshuffle], Stuff, 7 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2024.Singh H (2017) [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/cricket-development-to-arrest-slide-in-numbers/PHTXNKXOQGEAMJG32GKGEAGCMM/ Cricket: Development 'to arrest slide in numbers'], Hawke's Bay Tribune, 24 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

Ross is married with three children.