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Ray Hitchcock (cricketer)
Raymond Edward Hitchcock (28 November 1929 – 8 September 2019) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer who played in England for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Warwickshire. Hitchcock was a left-handed batsman who also bowled right-arm leg-spin. He played two games in New Zealand for Canterbury cricket team, Canterbury in 1947–48 before moving to England. Between 1949 and 1964 he scored 12,269 runs for Warwickshire and took 182 wickets. He made his highest score against Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derbyshire in 1962 when he went to the wicket with Warwickshire at 50 for 4 and scored 153 not out in just under two and a half hours out of a team total of 280. His best bowling figures came in the match against Scotland cricket team, Scotland in 1959 when he took 7 for 76 and 3 for 27. References External links * Ray Hitchcock at CricketArchive 1929 births 2019 deaths Cricketers from Christchurch New Zealand cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Canterbury cricketers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / Ōtākaro flows through the centre of the city, with an urban park along its banks. The city's territorial authority population is people, and includes a number of smaller urban areas as well as rural areas. The population of the urban area is people. Christchurch is the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland. It is the major urban area of an emerging sub-region known informally as Greater Christchurch. Notable smaller urban areas within this sub-region include Rangiora and Kaiapoi in Waimakariri District, north of the Waimakariri River, and Rolleston and Lincoln in Selwyn District to the south. The first inhabitants migrated to the area sometime between 1000 and 1250 AD. They hunted moa, which led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
