| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 29 May 1851 |
| Birth place | Laverstoke, Hampshire, England |
| Death date | 26 December 1920 (aged 69) |
| Death place | Basingstoke, Hampshire, England |
| Family | Walter Raynbird (brother) |
| Club 1 | Hampshire |
| Year 1 | 1878 |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 1 |
| Runs 1 | 0 |
| Bat avg 1 | 0.00 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/0 |
| Top score 1 | 0 |
| Deliveries 1 | 12 |
| Wickets 1 | 0 |
| Bowl avg 1 | – |
| Fivefor 1 | – |
| Tenfor 1 | – |
| Best bowling 1 | – |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 0/– |
| Date | 30 December |
| Year | 2009 |
| Source | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19342.html Cricinfo |
Robert Raynbird (29 May 1851 — 26 December 1920) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Hugh E. Raynbird, he was born in May 1851 at Laverstock, Hampshire. His father was a land manager for the Marquess of Winchester. He was a prominent club cricketer in Basingstoke,[1] playing for Basingstoke Cricket Club, for whom he would later hold the positions of treasurer and secretary.[2] Raynbird made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Kent in 1878.[3] He was dismissed for without scoring in both of Hampshire's innings by George Hearne and Dick Penn respectively, and bowled twelve balls in Kent's only innings, conceding fifteen runs.[4]
Outside of cricket, he was an auctioneer, surveyor and land agent with the family firm, Raynbird and Sons.[5] He was also the honorary secretary of the Basingstoke Sheep Fair, having succeeded his brother Walter (who was also a first-class cricketer) in that role in 1883.[6] He also volunteered in the Hampshire Regiment, being commissioned as a lieutenant in July 1886 and resigning his commission in November 1889.[7][8] Raynbird died at Basingstoke in December 1920.[1]
References
- ^ "Robert Raynbird". Hampshire Independent. 7 January 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2024. – via British Newspaper Archive
- ^ "Basingstoke Cricket Club". Andover Chronicle. 21 March 1884. p. 8. Retrieved 21 January 2024. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Raynbird". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Kent v Hampshire, County Match 1878". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Robert Raynbird". Commercial Gazette. 22 August 1894. p. 26. Retrieved 21 January 2024. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Basingstoke Sheep Fair". Reading Mercury. 14 July 1883. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2024. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ No. 25604. 2 July 1886. p. 3191.
- ^ No. 25995. 22 November 1889. p. 6242.