Roger Rayson

Roger Rayson
Personal information
Full name	Roger Rayson
Born	17 February 1942 (age 82); Windsor, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm wrist-spin
Role	Bowler
Relations	Maxwell Rayson (father); William Rayson (grandfather);
Domestic team information
1964/65–1966/67	Victoria
FC debut	6 November 1964 Victoria v Western Australia
Last FC	18 November 1966 Victoria v Western Australia
Career statistics
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

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

External links

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[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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