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England

Full name Oliver Philip Rayner

Born November 1, 1985, Fallingbostel, Germany

Current age 23 years 245 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 23 27 7 384 101 19.20 794 48.36 1 0 49 1 23 0
List A 15 13 6 151 61 21.57 174 86.78 0 1 16 4 4 0
Twenty20 7 3 0 16 11 5.33 18 88.88 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 23 37 3826 2013 54 5/49 8/96 37.27 3.15 70.8 1 3 0
List A 15 13 486 506 10 2/31 2/31 50.60 6.24 48.6 0 0 0
Twenty20 7 5 49 93 1 1/20 1/20 93.00 11.38 49.0 0 0 0
Career statistics
First-class debut Sussex v Sri Lankans at Hove, May 18-21, 2006 scorecard
Last First-class Yorkshire v Sussex at Leeds, Jun 6-9, 2009 scorecard
List A debut Kent v Sussex at Tunbridge Wells, Jun 4, 2006 scorecard
Last List A Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Aug 13, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Sussex v Hampshire at Arundel, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Surrey v Sussex at The Oval, Jul 5, 2007 scorecard
Profile

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.
Sam Collins September 2008

Notes

NBC Denis Compton Award 2006

NBC Denis Compton Award 2008

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Nov 14, 2008

Ollie Rayner gets in some net time before the Performance squad tour of India, Loughborough, November 14

Ollie Rayner gets in some net time before the Performance squad tour of India

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May 14, 2008

Ollie Rayner and Matt Prior celebrate running out Neil Edwards for 99, Somerset v Sussex, County Championship, Taunton, May 14, 2008

Ollie Rayner and Matt Prior celebrate running out Neil Edwards for 99

© Getty Images

May 31, 2006

Ol Rayner is trapped lbw by James Dalrymple for a second-ball duck, Sussex v Middlesex, County Championship, Horsham, May 31, 2006

Ol Rayner is trapped lbw by James Dalrymple for a second-ball duck

© Martin Williamson

Country Fixtures Country Results
Eng Lions v Australians at Worcester - Jul 1-4
Australians 358 & 438/4d Eng Lions 352 & 81/2
Eng Women v Aus Women at Wormsley
Jul 5 (10:45 local, 09:45 GMT)
Lancs v Hants at Manchester
Jul 5 (10:45 local, 09:45 GMT)
Sussex v Gloucs at Hove
Jul 5 (10:45 local, 09:45 GMT)
Eng U19s v B'desh U19s at Scarborough
Jul 6-9 (11:00 local, 10:00 GMT)
Middlesex v Rajasthan at Lord's
Jul 6 (16:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
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