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  • Ross Stanford
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  • Ross Milton Stanford DFC, OAM (25 September 1917 – 11 July 2006) was an South Australian first class cricketer who served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a pilot during the Second World War, flying Avro Lancaster heavy bombers over Europe. During his military career, Stanford flew 47 operational missions and served in the famed No. 617 Squadron RAF. He also represented the Australian Services XI at cricket, playing games in England, India, Ceylon and Australia before being demobilised in 1946. In civilian life, Stanford ran his own market garden business, worked for the State Bank of South Australia and had an unsuccessful political career. He was also known for his charity work in Adelaide.
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  • FC
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columns
  • 1
Runs
  • 832
Birth Date
  • 1917-09-25
tenfor
  • NA
Date
  • --09-27
death place
bowl avg
  • NA
Wickets
  • 0
Name
  • Ross Stanford
fivefor
  • NA
Caption
  • The Australian Services cricket team
deliveries
  • 24
catches/stumpings
  • 4
Birth Place
bat avg
  • 26
batting
  • Right-hand
death date
  • 2006-07-11
top score
  • 153
Club
best bowling
  • 0
matches
  • 23
Fullname
  • Ross Milton Stanford
bowling
  • Right-hand medium
Source
  • http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7827.html Cricinfo
100s/50s
  • 1
Year
  • 1936
  • 1945
  • 2013
abstract
  • Ross Milton Stanford DFC, OAM (25 September 1917 – 11 July 2006) was an South Australian first class cricketer who served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a pilot during the Second World War, flying Avro Lancaster heavy bombers over Europe. During his military career, Stanford flew 47 operational missions and served in the famed No. 617 Squadron RAF. He also represented the Australian Services XI at cricket, playing games in England, India, Ceylon and Australia before being demobilised in 1946. In civilian life, Stanford ran his own market garden business, worked for the State Bank of South Australia and had an unsuccessful political career. He was also known for his charity work in Adelaide.