Ray Dowker
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| Full name | Raymond Thomas Dowker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
6 July 1919 New Brighton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
17 December 2004 (aged 85) Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Joe Wheeler - Grandson Ben Wheeler - Grandson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1957 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First class debut | 7 January 1950 Canterbury v Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First class | 15 February 1957 Canterbury v Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricket Archive, 17 October 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raymond Thomas Dowker (6 July 1919 – 17 December 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket for Canterbury between 1949 and 1957. A right-handed batsman, he played 24 games – scoring 1,147 runs at 30.18 including one century, 122 against Auckland on 7 January 1955.[1] Born in New Brighton, in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, he was New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year for 1955.[2]
Ray was also a successful Football player and won the 1945 Chatham Cup< with Western AFC. Ray went on to represent Canterbury at Football in 1948.
Ray's grandsons have also proved to be successful in the New Zealand sporting arena. Sons to daughter Catherine Wheeler (née Dowker) Joe Wheeler and Ben Wheeler have played Rugby and Cricket respectively for regional and national teams.
References
- ↑ "Auckland v Canterbury - Plunket Shield 1954/55". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Ray Dowker". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-17.