Alex Ross (cricketer)
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| Full name | Alexander Ian Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1992 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Sweepologist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2019 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Adelaide Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Brisbane Heat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Jamaica Tallawahs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Sydney Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Dhaka Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Adelaide Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Khulna Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 7 February 2015 South Australia v Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 14 October 2012 South Australia v Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Ian Ross (born 17 April 1992) is an Australian cricketer. The son of a cricket coach, Ross started playing domestic cricket for South Australia in 2012, having moved to the state in 2009 with his father. He began to rise to prominence in the 2014–15 season when, after improved form in both first-class and List A cricket, he began playing for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. In his first match of BBL|05 he scored 65 runs off 31 balls, making excellent use of the sweep shot and earning the moniker "sweepologist". He currently represents South Australia in first-class and one-day cricket and plays for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League.