Robert Raynbird

Robert Raynbird
Personal information
Full name
Robert Raynbird
Born(1851-05-29)29 May 1851
Laverstoke, Hampshire, England
Died26 December 1920(1920-12-26) (aged 69)
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsWalter Raynbird (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2009

Robert Raynbird (29 May 1851 — 26 December 1920) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Hugh E. Raynbird, he was born in May 1851 at Laverstock, Hampshire. His father was a land manager for the Marquess of Winchester. He was a prominent club cricketer in Basingstoke,[1] playing for Basingstoke Cricket Club, for whom he would later hold the positions of treasurer and secretary.[2] Raynbird made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Kent in 1878.[3] He was dismissed for without scoring in both of Hampshire's innings by George Hearne and Dick Penn respectively, and bowled twelve balls in Kent's only innings, conceding fifteen runs.[4]

Outside of cricket, he was an auctioneer, surveyor and land agent with the family firm, Raynbird and Sons.[5] He was also the honorary secretary of the Basingstoke Sheep Fair, having succeeded his brother Walter (who was also a first-class cricketer) in that role in 1883.[6] He also volunteered in the Hampshire Regiment, being commissioned as a lieutenant in July 1886 and resigning his commission in November 1889.[7][8] Raynbird died at Basingstoke in December 1920.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Robert Raynbird". Hampshire Independent. Southampton. 7 January 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Basingstoke Cricket Club". Andover Chronicle. 21 March 1884. p. 8. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Raynbird". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Kent v Hampshire, County Match 1878". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Robert Raynbird". Commercial Gazette. London. 22 August 1894. p. 26. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Basingstoke Sheep Fair". Reading Mercury. 14 July 1883. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "No. 25604". The London Gazette. 2 July 1886. p. 3191.
  8. ^ "No. 25995". The London Gazette. 22 November 1889. p. 6242.