death_date columns catches/stumpings year hidedeliveries birth_date country death_place club name fullname birth_place column role source date runs s/s matches article_title
5 september 1995 1 1/0 1948 2012 true 16 september 1921 australia nedlands , western australia , australia western australia ron sands ronald francis sands perth , western australia , australia f/c wicket-keeper http://www.cricketarchive.com/archive/players/3/3384/3384.html cricketarchive 1921 9 16 yes 15 0/0 1 ron sands

ron sands

ronald francis `` ron '' sands -lrb- 16 september 1921 -- 5 september 1995 -rrb- was an australian cricketer who played a single match for western australia .
born in perth , sands enlisted in the royal australian navy in december 1940 , and served at the rank of able seaman until october 1942 , when he was discharged .
he subsequently re-enlisted in the australian army in may 1943 , and served as a driver in the service corps until the end of the war .
after leaving the military , sands took up playing for subiaco in the waca grade cricket competition , playing as a wicket-keeper .
in february 1948 , he was selected to play for western australia against india during their 1947 -- 48 tour of australia , having been considered a potential longterm replacement for gwilym kessey at state level .
in the match , held at the waca ground , sands was dismissed cheaply in both innings , and took two catches , one in each innings .
this was to be his only first-class match .
for the 1948 -- 49 season , sands switched to play for midland -- guildford , having been appointed the club 's captain-coach .
in february 1950 , he moved to new south wales in an attempt to play sydney grade cricket for the st george cricket club .
sands was unsuccessful , and returned to western australian and midland -- guildford for the 1951 -- 52 season .
in later years , he gave up the position of wicket-keeper , and played solely as a batsman .
sands died in nedlands in september 1995 .
