Ollie Rayner      

Full name Oliver Philip Rayner

Born November 1, 1985, Fallingbostel, Germany

Current age 27 years 201 days

Major teams Sussex, Sussex 2nd XI, Sussex Cricket Board

Nickname Mervin, Rocket

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Height 6 ft 5 in

Education St Bede's

Oliver Philip Rayner
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 67 82 17 1699 143* 26.13 3197 53.14 2 9 224 9 77 0
List A 33 24 12 320 61 26.66 329 97.26 0 1 37 5 11 0
Twenty20 39 24 8 228 41* 14.25 210 108.57 0 0 14 6 10 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 67 108 9539 4655 131 5/49 8/96 35.53 2.92 72.8 5 3 0
List A 33 29 1020 974 23 2/20 2/20 42.34 5.72 44.3 0 0 0
Twenty20 39 37 683 796 24 5/18 5/18 33.16 6.99 28.4 0 1 0
Career statistics
First-class debut Sussex v Sri Lankans at Hove, May 18-21, 2006 scorecard
Last First-class Warwickshire v Middlesex at Birmingham, May 8-11, 2013 scorecard
List A debut Kent v Sussex at Tunbridge Wells, Jun 4, 2006 scorecard
Last List A Gloucestershire v Middlesex at Bristol, May 12, 2013 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Sussex v Hampshire at Arundel, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Middlesex v Kent at Uxbridge, Jul 8, 2012 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
- Middlesex v Gloucs Bristol 12 May 2013 LA
0/48 Middlesex v Warwickshire Birmingham 8 May 2013 FC
23*, 0/19 Middlesex v Unicorns Wormsley 28 Apr 2013 Other OD
2/18, 10, 3/38 Middlesex v Cambs MCCU Cambridge 24 Apr 2013 FC
0/32, 26 Middlesex v Derbyshire Lord's 17 Apr 2013 FC
0/28, 13, 0/8 Middlesex v Notts Nottingham 10 Apr 2013 FC
0/47, 7* Middlesex v Northants Northampton 4 Apr 2013 Other
0/1, 18, 2/2 Middlesex v Somerset Taunton 27 Mar 2013 Other
1/21 Middlesex v Essex Chelmsford 22 Mar 2013 Other OD
7, 0/9 Middlesex v Essex Chelmsford 21 Mar 2013 Other OD
Profile

Ollie Rayner is a German-born, extremely tall offspiner. He makes the best of his build with a high arm action but lacks genuine spin on the ball. After graduating from the Sussex and ECB academies Ollie Rayner signed a contract with Sussex in November 2005. Although primarily an offspinner, he became the first Sussex player since 1920 to score a century on debut when he scored 101 against the touring Sri Lankans in 2006. His main chance, though, came following the retirement of Mushtaq Ahmed in 2008 as he became the club's frontline spinner. By the end of the season he had done enough to earn a call-up to the England Performance Squad. That was, though, a high-point. His form tailed off in 2009 and his 2010 season was curtailed by the arrival of Monty Panesar at Hove. Rayner joined Middlesex on loan in 2011, prospering enough to be rewarded with a three-year deal.
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May 11, 2012

Ollie Rayner bats on the way to his maiden Championship hundred, Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, County Championship, Division One, 3rd day, Trent Bridge, May 11, 2012

Ollie Rayner bats on the way to his maiden Championship hundred

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Jun 14, 2011

Ollie Rayner added to his five-wicket haul by hitting the winning runs against Somerset, Sussex v Somerset, Friends Life t20, Hove, June 14 2011

Ollie Rayner added to his five-wicket haul by hitting the winning runs against Somerset

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Jul 21, 2010

Ollie Rayner was another victim for Toby Roland-Jones, Middlesex v Sussex, County Championship Division Two, Uxbridge, July 21, 2010

Ollie Rayner was another victim for Toby Roland-Jones

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Notes

NBC Denis Compton Award 2006

NBC Denis Compton Award 2008

Country Fixtures Country Results
Leics v Glamorgan at Leicester
May 21-24, 2013 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
Group A: Netherlands v Northants at Schiedam
May 21, 2013 (13:45 local | 11:45 GMT | 07:45 EDT | 06:45 CDT | 04:45 PDT)
Durham v Middlesex at Chester-le-Street
May 22-25, 2013 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
Essex v Kent at Chelmsford
May 22-25, 2013 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
Sussex v Somerset at Horsham
May 22-25, 2013 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
Worcs v Gloucs at Worcester
May 22-25, 2013 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
Group B: Hampshire v Lancashire at Southampton
May 22, 2013 (16:40 local | 15:40 GMT | 11:40 EDT | 10:40 CDT | 08:40 PDT)
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