Hamilton Ross

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.

Hamilton Ross

Personal information
Full name	Hamilton Ross
Born	(1849-08-26)26 August 1849 Grenada
Died	29 March 1938(1938-03-29) (aged 88) Grenada
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1876	Middlesex
1879–1889	MCC
1883–1891	Somerset
FC debut	23 July 1874 Gentlemen v Players
Last FC	1 June 1891 Somerset v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 20 Runs scored 337 Batting average 9.91 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 71 Catches/stumpings 9/2
Source: CricketArchive, 11 January 2010

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.^[1]

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.^[2] A prolific scorer in club cricket, he hit six centuries in 1871.^[3] On his first-class debut however, Ross made a pair for the Gentlemen.^[4] He played one match for Middlesex in 1876, making 35 & 1 during a draw with Oxford University.^[5]

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.