| Ross Dykes | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Ross Alexander Dykes |
| Birth Date: | 26 February 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Role: | Wicketkeeper-batsman |
| Club1: | Auckland |
| Year1: | 1967–68 to 1976–77 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 31 |
| Runs1: | 723 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.08 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 82 |
| Deliveries1: | 0 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 57/24 |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 8 |
| Runs2: | 74 |
| Bat Avg2: | 14.80 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 38 |
| Deliveries2: | 0 |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 8/3 |
| Date: | 14 November 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36945.html Cricinfo |
Ross Alexander Dykes (26 February 1945 - 30 November 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 31 first-class matches for Auckland in the Plunket Shield between 1967 and 1977. A wicketkeeper and left-handed batsman, he made 81 dismissals and scored 723 runs.[1]
Dykes continued to serve cricket, becoming a New Zealand selector for 13 years,[2] then chief executive of the Otago Cricket Association for 10 years, retiring in 2015. A major achievement of his tenure was the development of University Oval in Dunedin as New Zealand's seventh Test ground.[3]
Dykes died in Auckland on 30 November 2020, aged 75.[4] [5]