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Full name Oliver Philip Rayner
Born November 1, 1985, Fallingbostel, Germany
Current age 27 years 203 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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- Rayner gives Middlesex hope (May 11, 2012)
- Dalrymple parts ways with Middlesex (Oct 11, 2011)
- Middlesex clinch Second Division title (Sep 15, 2011)
- Malan ton puts Middlesex in charge (Aug 25, 2011)
- Rayner gives Sussex slim advantage (Jul 12, 2011)
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
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Jul 21, 2010
Ollie Rayner was another victim for Toby Roland-Jones
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