Ollie Rayner
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Oliver Philip Rayner is a German
-born English
cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break
bowler who currently plays for Middlesex
.
Rayner hit a century in the first match of his first-class career, against the touring Sri Lankans
, becoming the first Sussex player to do so for 86 years. In spite of this strong start, the beginning of his County Championship career was shaky, though he put in an occasional good spell with the ball.
Generally speaking, Rayner occupies the lower order, while working on the reliability and consistency of his batting.
In August 2011, Rayner returned to Middlesex on loan for the remainder of the season.
Rayner, 25, hit 266 runs and took 11 wickets in eight County Championship games for Middlesex during 2011.
On 11 October the all-rounder signed on a three-year deal after he impressed with his previous two loan spells.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-born English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
bowler who currently plays for Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
.
Sussex
Rayner represented the Sussex first-team since 2006, having been an occasional part of the Second XI team since his debut in 2002.Rayner hit a century in the first match of his first-class career, against the touring Sri Lankans
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
, becoming the first Sussex player to do so for 86 years. In spite of this strong start, the beginning of his County Championship career was shaky, though he put in an occasional good spell with the ball.
Generally speaking, Rayner occupies the lower order, while working on the reliability and consistency of his batting.
Middlesex
Rayner joined Middlesex on loan for the start of the 2011 season until mid-May.In August 2011, Rayner returned to Middlesex on loan for the remainder of the season.
Rayner, 25, hit 266 runs and took 11 wickets in eight County Championship games for Middlesex during 2011.
On 11 October the all-rounder signed on a three-year deal after he impressed with his previous two loan spells.
External links
- Ollie Rayner at Cricket Archive