Ross Verry

Ross Alexander Verry (born 25 October 1964, in Wellington) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler.

Ross Verry

Personal information
Full name	Ross Alexander Verry
Born	(1964-10-25) 25 October 1964 (age 60) Wellington, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1986–1993	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 15 3 Runs scored 590 11 Batting average 26.81 5.50 100s/50s 1/3 0/0 Top score 132 10 Balls bowled 30 – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 10/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 January 2009

Verry made his first-class debut against Central Districts in the final game of the 1985/86 season, opening the batting he scored 16 in both innings.^[1] The following season Verry played a single one-day match, before a five-year break in his cricket career.^[2]

Verry returned to make three appearances in 1991, scoring 156 runs in six innings, including two fifties.^[3] Verry was used more regularly in the next season playing six matches for a Wellington team which finished bottom of the league.^[4] In eleven innings Verry scored 341 runs including the only century of his first-class career.^[3] In the final fixture of the season against Northern Districts he scored 132 off 371 balls.^[5] He shared a third wicket partnership of 346 with Graham Burnett, this is a record partnership for Wellington for any wicket.^[6]

In the 1992/93 season Verry's form dropped, in five matches he averaged 15.25 with a highest score of 28 not out.^[3] This proved to be his final season with the club, his final match was a one-day fixture against Northern Districts on 13 January 1993.

Of Māori descent, Verry affiliates to Te Āti Awa of the Taranaki region.^[2]