Ray Hutchison (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ray Hutchison (cricketer)

New Zealand cricketer

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1944

Place of Birth: Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand

Profession: cricket umpire, cricketer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Ray Hutchison (cricketer)

  • Raymond William Hutchison (born 21 July 1944) is a former New Zealand cricketer and umpire.
  • Hutchison was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox.
  • He was born in Dunedin, Otago. Hutchison made his first-class debut for Otago against Northern Districts in 1966.
  • Hutchison played 29 further first-class matches for Otago, the last coming in 1971 against Central Districts.
  • In his 30 first-class matches for Otago, he scored 963 runs and an average of 19.65.
  • He made 3 half centuries, with his highest score of 66 coming against Wellington in 1968.
  • With the ball, he took 3 wickets, which came at an expensive bowling average of 114.33.
  • It was for Otago that he made his debut in List A cricket for, making a single appearance in that format against Canterbury.
  • He scored 36 runs in this match, before being dismissed by David Trist.
  • His playing career with Otago ended at the end of the 1971/72 New Zealand cricket season. He 1973, he joined English county Buckinghamshire, making his debut for the county in that season Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire.
  • Hutchison played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1973 to 1975, making 31 Minor Counties Championship appearances.
  • Playing for Buckinghamshire allowed him to play List A cricket for Minor Counties South, with his first List A appearance for the team coming in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan.
  • He played 7 further List A matches for the team which were spread over the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup and the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.
  • In total, he made 8 appearances for the team, scoring 73 runs at an average of 9.12, while with the ball he took 6 wickets at an average of 28.16, with best figures of 4/68.
  • During his time in England, he also played limited-overs cricket for Buckinghamshire on 2 occasions: against Kent in the 1974 Gillette Cup and Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup.Returning to New Zealand, Hutchison joined Central Districts for the 1975/76 season, making 7 first-class appearances in that season, the last of which came against Auckland.
  • In his 7 first-class appearances for the team, he scored 271 runs at an average of 22.58, with a high score of 45.
  • He also took 3 first-class wickets for Central Districts, which came at an average of 56.00.
  • He also made 2 List A appearances in that season against Northern Districts and Wellington, with the match against Wellington being the one in which he recorded his only List A half century, making an unbeaten 56.
  • He did not feature for the team in any form of cricket after that season. Following his retirement, Hutchison umpired in first-class and List A cricket from 1990 to 1992, during which he also umpired in a Women's Test match between New Zealand women and England women.

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