
The Wisden Club Cricket Hall of Fame: Ron Cross
" A stalwart umpire of the Hampshire cricketing circuit"
" A stalwart umpire of the Hampshire cricketing circuit"
“A half-volley’s a half-volley whether it’s first ball or 101st”
"A record-breaking run- machine from the Lancashire League"
"A hugely popular and widely admired all-round cricketer"
"There’s little doubt that a sea-change is happening in club cricket"
“Tough and unflappable as a skipper, open and approachable as an administrator”
“I just stood there with my mouth open, thinking: ‘I’ve got Viv Richards out!’”
“I was there in Pakistan thinking there’s something missing in my life”
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