Raymond Munds

Raymond Munds (28 December 1882 – 29 July 1962) was an English professional cricketer who played seven first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club in the early 20th century. Munds was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. He was born at Lydd in Kent.[1]

Raymond Munds
Personal information
Full name
Raymond Munds
Born(1882-12-28)28 December 1882
Lydd, Kent
Died29 July 1962(1962-07-29) (aged 79)
Folkestone, Kent
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
RelationsArthur Munds (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1902−1908Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 121
Batting average 12.10
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 29
Catches/stumpings 3/−
Source: CricInfo, 8 April 2012

Munds was a product of Kent's Tonbridge Nursery, the county's development centre for young professionals at Tonbridge, and was considered a promising batsman – scoring 1,416 runs in 1907.[2][3] He played for the Kent First XI between 1902 and 1908. He played in three County Championship matches, three times against MCC and once against Cambridge University.[4] He made his debut for Kent in 1902 against MCC and played his final first-class match in 1908 against Cambridge University. He made a number of appearances for the Kent Second XI and MCC in non-first-class matches and for many years for Hythe Cricket Club.[5][6] His Wisden obituary states that he played as a wicket-keeper but there is no evidence that he did so in first-class matches.[4][5]

He later stood as an umpire in three first-class fixtures and in nearly 50 Minor Counties Championship matches.[7][8] He died at Folkestone on 29 July 1962 aged 79. Munds' father was groundsman at Hythe Cricket Club for 47 years and his brother, Arthur, played one first-class match for Kent in 1896.[9]

References

  1. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 397–398. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  2. Kent County Club, The Times, issue 38584, 1908-03-03, p.12.
  3. MCC and ground v Kent, The Times, issue 38647, 1908-05-15, p.13.
  4. First-class matches played by Raymond Munds, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  5. Munds, Raymond - Obituaries in 1962, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1963. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  6. Miscellaneous matches played by Raymond Munds, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  7. Raymond Munds as Umpire in First-Class Matches, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  8. Raymond Munds as umpire in Minor Counties Championship matches, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  9. Munds, Edward - Obituaries in 1929, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1930. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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