Ray Gripper

Ray Gripper
Personal information
Full name
Raymond Arthur Gripper
Born (1938-07-07) 7 July 1938 (age 86)
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957/58–1971/72Rhodesia
FC debut26 December 1957 Rhodesia v Eastern Province
Last FC19 February 1972 Rhodesia v Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 83 3
Runs scored 4,353 99
Batting average 30.44 33
100s/50s 7/17 0/1
Top score 279* 50
Balls bowled 222
Wickets 3
Bowling average 40
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/9
Catches/stumpings 58/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 January 2010

Raymond Arthur Gripper (born 7 July 1938)[1] is a former cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and became a regular member of the Rhodesian side for 15 years starting in 1957–58, at one stage captaining them. His highest score was an innings of 279 not out made against Orange Free State in 1967–68. This remained a Currie Cup record for some years. His son Trevor played Test cricket for Zimbabwe, also as an opening batsman.

  1. ^ "Raymond Gripper". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 14 January 2010.