Bill Rainbird
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| Full name | William Gerald Rainbird | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1916 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 September 1997 (aged 81) Kenepuru, Porirua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1934-35 to 1946-47 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Gerald Rainbird (9 April 1916 – 27 September 1997) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1935 to 1946.
Bill Rainbird was a right-handed batsman. He was the second-highest run-scorer in the Plunket Shield in 1938-39, with 280 runs at an average of 56.00, including his only first-class century, 102 against Otago.[1][2] He was in the New Zealand squad to play the touring Sir Julien Cahn’s XI at the end of the season, in what proved to be New Zealand’s last match before World War II, but he was made twelfth man.[3]
He served in the New Zealand Army during World War II.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Batting and fielding in the Plunket Shield 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Wellington v Otago 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "No Play: Test Cricket: N.Z. v Cahn's Eleven". Auckland Star. Vol. LXX, no. 58. 10 March 1939. p. 8.
- ^ "William Gerald Rainbird". Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
External links[edit]
- Bill Rainbird at ESPNcricinfo
- Bill Rainbird at CricketArchive (subscription required)