George Rayner (15 October 1863 – 20 February 1915) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in seven first-class cricket matches for Canterbury and Otago between 1884 and 1890.[1][2]
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| Full name | George Lucas Rayner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1863-10-15)15 October 1863 Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 February 1915(1915-02-20) (aged 51) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1884-85 to 1889-90 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1887-88 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rayner's highest first-class score was 49 not out, the highest score of the match, batting at No. 9 for Canterbury when they defeated Otago by 10 wickets in February 1887.[3] A year later, playing for Otago, he made 11 and 33, the second-highest score of the match, when Otago beat Canterbury by 103 runs.[4]
Rayner married Lizzie Lane in Ashburton in December 1892.[5] They lived in Christchurch, where he worked as a bootmaker.[6] In 1908 he became the publican of the Shades Hotel in Hereford Street, Christchurch.[7][8] He died in Christchurch in February 1915, aged 51.[2] His wife died in November 1941, survived by their daughter.[9]