Roger Rayson

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.

Roger Rayson

Personal information
Full name	Roger Rayson
Born	(1942-02-17) 17 February 1942 (age 83) Windsor, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm wrist-spin
Role	Bowler
Relations	Maxwell Rayson (father) William Rayson (grandfather)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
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
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

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]