Ray Hitchcock (cricketer)

Raymond Edward Hitchcock (28 November 1929 – 8 September 2019) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer who played in England for Warwickshire.

Ray Hitchcock

Personal information
Full name	Raymond Edward Hitchcock
Born	(1929-11-28)28 November 1929 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	8 September 2019(2019-09-08) (aged 89) Solihull, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Leg-break and googly
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1947–48	Canterbury
1949 to 1964	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 323 5 Runs scored 12473 91 Batting average 27.84 30.33 100s/50s 13/65 0/0 Top score 153* 47* Balls bowled 12561 155 Wickets 196 5 Bowling average 29.82 13.80 5 wickets in innings 7 – 10 wickets in match 1 n/a Best bowling 7/76 2/15 Catches/stumpings 116/0 0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 25 April 2019

Hitchcock was a left-handed batsman who also bowled right-arm leg-spin. He played two games in New Zealand for Canterbury in 1947–48 before moving to England. Between 1949 and 1964 he scored 12,269 runs for Warwickshire and took 182 wickets.^[1] He made his highest score against Derbyshire in 1962 when he went to the wicket with Warwickshire at 50 for 4 and scored 153 not out in just under two and a half hours out of a team total of 280.^[2] His best bowling figures came in the match against Scotland in 1959 when he took 7 for 76 and 3 for 27.^[3]