Roger Rayson

Roger Rayson
Personal information
Full name
Roger Rayson
Born (1942-02-17) 17 February 1942 (age 82)
Windsor, Victoria, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm wrist-spin
RoleBowler
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1964/65–1966/67Victoria
FC debut6 November 1964 Victoria v Western Australia
Last FC18 November 1966 Victoria v Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 78
Batting average 7.09
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 36
Balls bowled 3,178
Wickets 45
Bowling average 39.24
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/97
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 May 2022

Roger William Rayson (born 17 February 1942)[1] is a former Australian cricketer who played 124 matches for the Melbourne Cricket Club from 1963–64 to 1974–75, and played 18 first-class matches for Victoria.

Cricket

His father, Maxwell Rayson, played three matches for Victoria in the 1937/38 season, and his grandfather, William Rayson, played six games for the state between the 1924/25 and 1928/29 seasons.

A left-arm wrist-spinner, Rayson took his best bowling figures against South Australia in 1965–66, with figures of 6 for 97 and 4 for 91 in the drawn match.[2]

References

  1. ^ Births: Rayson, The Argus, (Thursday, 26 February 1942), p.2.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield at Adelaide, Nov 5-9 1965". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2018.


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