George Lucas Rayner (15 October 1863 – 20 February 1915) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in seven first-class cricket matches for Canterbury and Otago between the 1884–85 and 1889–90 seasons.[1][2]
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| Full name | George Lucas Rayner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1863 Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 February 1915 (aged 51) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1884/85–1889/90 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1887/88 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rayner was born at Northampton in England in 1863. He made his representative debut for Canterbury during the 1884–85 season. His highest first-class score was 49 not out, the highest score of the match, batting ninth in the order for Canterbury when they defeated Otago by 10 wickets in February 1887.[3] A year later, playing for Otago, he made 11 and 33, the second-highest score of the match, when Otago beat Canterbury by 103 runs.[4]
Rayner married Lizzie Lane in Ashburton in December 1892.[5] They lived in Christchurch, where he worked as a bootmaker.[6] In 1908 he became the publican of the Shades Hotel in Hereford Street, Christchurch.[7][8] He died in Christchurch in February 1915, aged 51 after suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.[1][9][10] His wife died in November 1941, survived by their daughter.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "George Rayner". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "George Rayner". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Canterbury v Otago 1886–87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1887–88". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Wedding". Ashburton Guardian. 7 December 1892. p. 2.
- ^ "New Zealand, Electoral Roll, 1894, Christchurch". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Licensing Notices". Press. 17 February 1908. p. 1.
- ^ "New Zealand, Electoral Roll, 1908, Christchurch South". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Death". Lyttelton Times. Vol. CXVI, no. 16793. 22 February 1915. p. 1.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 110. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ "Deaths". Press. 20 November 1941. p. 1.