Gordon Ross (writer)
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Gordon John Ross was a successful sports journalist and a vice-president of Lancashire CCC.
He was closely associated with numerous cricket publications. He succeeded Peter West
as editor of the Playfair Cricket Annual
in 1954, remaining in this role until his death. He edited the Cricketer Quarterly Facts and Figures and also the Playfair Cricket Monthly throughout the thirteen years of its existence.
He was an associate editor of The "Wisden Cricketers Almanack" (under Norman Preston
) between 1978 and 1980, for whom he reviewed books (1979-1980) and wrote articles. His brochures covered football of both codes (he edited the "Playfair Rugby Annual" for many years) and his books included one on the University Boat Race, as well as a short history of cricket
and other histories of Surrey CCC, such as "The Surrey Story", West Indian cricket and the Gillette Cup". He worked regularly as a sports journalist for the "Sunday Times
", "The Times
", "The Scotsman
" and the "Sunday Telegraph
".
As a consultant to Gillette and subsequently NatWest, he had been directly involved with one-day county cricket since its inception in 1963. Although he was a consultant to Gillette, he refused to use its products.
He was a well known and popular figure around the cricket grounds, always dapper and seldom seen without a red carnation in his button hole. He had been watching a day's play at Lord's Cricket Ground
He was closely associated with numerous cricket publications. He succeeded Peter West
Peter West
Peter Anthony West was a BBC presenter and sports commentator best known for his work on the corporation's cricket, tennis and rugby coverage as well as occasionally commentating on field hockey. Throughout his television career he remained freelance.-Early life:He was an only child...
as editor of the Playfair Cricket Annual
Playfair Cricket Annual
Playfair Cricket Annual is a compact annual about cricket that is published in the United Kingdom each April, just before the English cricket season is due to begin. Its main purposes are to review the previous English season and to provide detailed career records and potted biographies of current...
in 1954, remaining in this role until his death. He edited the Cricketer Quarterly Facts and Figures and also the Playfair Cricket Monthly throughout the thirteen years of its existence.
He was an associate editor of The "Wisden Cricketers Almanack" (under Norman Preston
Norman Preston
Norman Preston, MBE was an English cricket journalist.He began his career with the old Pardon's Cricket Reporting Agency in 1933 and served on three overseas tours as Reuters' correspondent. He succeeded his father, Hubert Preston, as editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and was in charge for...
) between 1978 and 1980, for whom he reviewed books (1979-1980) and wrote articles. His brochures covered football of both codes (he edited the "Playfair Rugby Annual" for many years) and his books included one on the University Boat Race, as well as a short history of cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and other histories of Surrey CCC, such as "The Surrey Story", West Indian cricket and the Gillette Cup". He worked regularly as a sports journalist for the "Sunday Times
The Sunday Times (UK)
The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper, distributed in the United Kingdom. The Sunday Times is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International, which is in turn owned by News Corporation. Times Newspapers also owns The Times, but the two papers were founded...
", "The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
", "The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
" and the "Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in February 1961. It is the sister paper of The Daily Telegraph, but is run separately with a different editorial staff, although there is some cross-usage of stories...
".
As a consultant to Gillette and subsequently NatWest, he had been directly involved with one-day county cricket since its inception in 1963. Although he was a consultant to Gillette, he refused to use its products.
He was a well known and popular figure around the cricket grounds, always dapper and seldom seen without a red carnation in his button hole. He had been watching a day's play at Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...