Sheridan Raynor
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Bermuda
Paget, Bermuda
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sheridan Steede Raynor | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1934 Bermuda | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 December 2011 (aged 77) Paget, Bermuda | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1971/72 | Bermuda | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 13 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Sheridan Raynor (7 July 1934 – 10 December 2011) was a Bermudian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm spin bowler. Although he only played one first-class match for Bermuda, against New Zealand in 1972,[1] his abilities were such that Gary Sobers wanted Raynor to play for the West Indies team. Raynor, however, was ineligible as Bermuda was not part of the West Indies association.[2] It was the maiden first-class match to be played by the Bermuda cricket team.[3] Outside of cricket, Raynor worked as a taxi driver and spray mechanic.[4]
Raynor died on 10 December 2011 as a result of complications from a stroke which he had suffered a year previously and from which he had never regained consciousness.[5] Upon hearing the news of his death, the Bermudian parliament paused proceedings in tribute, and he was inducted into the Bermuda Sporting Hall of Fame.[2][4]
