Ross Morgan


Ross Winston Morgan is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 20 Tests for New Zealand between 1965 and 1972 as a middle-order batsman and off-spinner.

Domestic career

He was only 16 when he made his first-class debut for Auckland in 1957–58. Good all-round form in the Plunket Shield in 1964–65, including 6 for 40 against Central Districts, and 112 not out against Wellington a few days later, led to his selection in the Test team.
He continued playing for Auckland until 1976–77. His highest first-class score was 166 for Auckland against Canterbury at Auckland in 1968–69, out of a total of 314 for 8 declared.

International career

He scored 66 on his debut against Pakistan in the Second Test in Auckland in 1964–65, which was the top score in the match. In the next match of the series in Christchurch he scored 97. He remained in the Test side for the three series in India, Pakistan and England that followed in the next few months, playing some valuable innings and taking occasional wickets with his off-spin, accumulating 663 runs at an average of 30.13 in his first 12 Tests. Thereafter, however, his Test form deserted him and eight Tests over the next few years yielded only 71 runs. He played his last three Tests in New Zealand's tour of the West Indies in 1972, as a replacement for Richard Collinge, who had to return to New Zealand due to the death of his infant child.