Hamilton Ross
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Hamilton Ross
| country = England
| fullname = Hamilton Ross
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1849|08|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Grenada
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1938|03|29|1849|08|26|df=yes}}
| death_place = Grenada
| batting = Right-handed
| role = Occasional wicket-keeper
| club1 = Middlesex
| year1 = 1876
| club2 = MCC
| year2 = 1879–1889
| club3 = Somerset
| year3 = 1883–1891
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 23 July
| debutyear1 = 1874
| debutfor1 = Gentlemen
| debutagainst1 = Players
| lastdate1 = 1 June
| lastyear1 = 1891
| lastfor1 = Somerset
| lastagainst1 = Surrey
| hidedeliveries = true
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 20
| runs1 = 337
| bat avg1 = 9.91
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 71
| catches/stumpings1 = 9/2
| date = 11 January
| year = 2010
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3798/3798.html CricketArchive
}}
Hamilton Ross (26 August 1849 – 29 March 1938) was an English cricketer who made 20 first-class appearances between 1874 and 1891. He played twelve first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and also appeared for Middlesex and Somerset. A right-handed batsman, he occasionally played as wicket-keeper.
Life and career
Born in Grenada, British West Indies, Ross was educated at the Hermitage School, Bath, then became a student in the Middle Temple and later a barrister. He practised in both London and Bath.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1260.html |title=Brief profile of Hamilton Ross |last=Ambrose |first=Don |year=2003 |accessdate=2010-01-11 |publisher=CricketArchive}}
In 1869, while playing for Gentlemen of Sussex against the Players of Sussex, he scored 101 in the second-innings after being promoted from batting at number eleven in the first-innings to opening in the second.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/246/246713.html |title=Gentlemen of Sussex v Players of Sussex |publisher=CricketArchive |date=1869-09-06 |accessdate=2010-01-11}} A prolific scorer in club cricket, he hit six centuries in 1871.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19481.html |title=Player Profile: Hamilton Ross |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2010-01-11}} On his first-class debut however, Ross made a pair for the Gentlemen.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1901.html |title=Gentlemen v Players |publisher=CricketArchive |date=1874-07-23 |accessdate=2010-01-11}} He played one match for Middlesex in 1876, making 35 & 1 during a draw with Oxford University.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2025.html |title=Middlesex v Oxford University |publisher=CricketArchive |date=1876-06-19 |accessdate=2010-01-11}}
During the late 1870s, Ross played a number of matches for the 'Gentlemen of Somerset', a team of amateurs that were forerunners for Somerset County Cricket Club.
References
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External links
- {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/3/3798/3798.html}}
- {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/19481.html}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Hamilton}}
Category:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers