Ross Dykes
New Zealand cricketer (1945–2020)
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Ross Alexander Dykes (26 February 1945 – 30 November 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 31 first-class matches for Auckland in the Plunket Shield between 1967 and 1977. A wicketkeeper and left-handed batsman, he made 81 dismissals and scored 723 runs.[1]
Fullname
Ross Alexander Dykes
Born26 February 1945
Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
Died30 November 2020 (aged 75)
Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
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| Full name | Ross Alexander Dykes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1945 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 November 2020 (aged 75) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967/68–1976/–77 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dykes continued to serve cricket, becoming a New Zealand selector for 13 years,[2] then chief executive of the Otago Cricket Association for 10 years, retiring in 2015. A major achievement of his tenure was the development of University Oval in Dunedin as New Zealand's seventh Test ground.[3]
