author
Gordon Ross
Best known in cricket circles, this English journalist spent decades shaping one of the sport’s most trusted annual guides. His writing and editorial work helped make statistics, fixtures, and commentary accessible to generations of readers.
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Argentina and Uruguay
by Gordon Ross
About the author
After serving with the Royal Air Force during World War II, he moved into sports journalism and became closely tied to cricket publishing. He was an English sports journalist and author, and he also served as a vice-president of Lancashire County Cricket Club.
His best-known role was as editor of the Playfair Cricket Annual, which he took over in 1954 after Peter West and continued editing until his death in 1985. He also edited Cricketer Quarterly Facts and Figures and Playfair Cricket Monthly, building a reputation for clear, dependable cricket reference writing.
Although he is not widely known outside the sport, his work mattered to readers who wanted cricket covered with accuracy and care. For many fans, his name became closely associated with the steady, useful yearly record of the game.