Bill Rainbird

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
Personal information
Full name
William Gerald Rainbird
Born(1916-04-09)9 April 1916
Wellington, New Zealand
Died27 September 1997(1997-09-27) (aged 81)
Kenepuru, Porirua, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934-35 to 1946-47Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 492
Batting average 25.89
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 102
Balls bowled 30
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 December 2017

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
  1. "Batting and fielding in the Plunket Shield 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. "Wellington v Otago 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. "No Play: Test Cricket: N.Z. v Cahn's Eleven". Auckland Star. Vol. LXX, no. 58. 10 March 1939. p. 8.
  4. "William Gerald Rainbird". Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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