Ross Moyle (15 October 1913 – 24 October 1942) was an Australian cricketer. He played in fifteen first-class matches for South Australia between 1933 and 1940.[1]

Ross Moyle
Personal information
Full name
Edward James Ross Moyle
Born(1913-10-15)15 October 1913
Moonta Mines, South Australia
Died24 October 1942(1942-10-24) (aged 29)
Cairo, Egypt
BattingRight handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1933/34-1939/40South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 15
Runs scored 496
Batting average 26.10
100s/50s –/2
Top score 98
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 15/1
Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2020

Moyle enlisted in the Australian armed forces and served as a sergeant in the 2/8 Field Ambulance Australian Army Medical Corps in the North Africa campaign.[2] During the Second Battle of El Alamein Moyle was wounded in his abdomen and right thigh and died of his wounds in Cairo. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for his gallantry.[2]

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  1. ^ "Ross Moyle". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Growden, p. 175.

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