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Place of Birth: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
About Ron Sands
- Ronald Francis "Ron" Sands (16 September 1921 – 5 September 1995) was an Australian cricketer who played a single first-class 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.
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