A tall fast bowler, Ray Hope was selected in the New Zealand team to tour Australia in 1925-26 before he had played a first-class match. Several of the originally selected players had had to withdraw, and Hope was the final replacement chosen.[1] His senior cricket had been played for Manawatu. In Manawatu's match against the touring Victorians in 1924-25 he and Norman Gallichan had dismissed the Victorians for 191 to give Manawatu a 14-run first-innings lead.[2] In November 1925, a few days before the team to Australia was finalised, he took 5 for 3 in a club match in Palmerston North.[3]
Hope played in two of the four matches against Australian state teams on the tour, taking three wickets at an average of 84.00.[4] His next first-class matches were for Wellington, one match in 1928-29 and one in 1929-30, again for a total of three wickets.[5] He then played the full Plunket Shield season of three matches for Canterbury in 1933-34, taking three wickets in the first innings of each match, and finishing with 10 wickets at 38.20. In the later part of his career ill-health affected his stamina, and he was more effective in club games than at first-class level.[6]
raymond, hope, raymond, william, punker, hope, january, 1904, june, 1978, zealand, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, from, 1925, 1934, played, zealand, days, before, zealand, played, test, cricket, hopepersonal, informationfull, nameraymond, william, h. Raymond William Punker Hope 19 January 1904 24 June 1978 was a New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket from 1925 to 1934 and played for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket Ray HopePersonal informationFull nameRaymond William HopeBorn 1904 01 19 19 January 1904Wanganui New ZealandDied24 June 1978 1978 06 24 aged 74 Christchurch New ZealandNicknamePunkerBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fast mediumDomestic team informationYearsTeam1928 29 to 1929 30Wellington1933 34CanterburyCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 7Runs scored 68Batting average 9 71100s 50s 0 0Top score 29Balls bowled 1343Wickets 16Bowling average 49 315 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 3 61Catches stumpings 5 0Source Cricket Archive 5 December 2014A tall fast bowler Ray Hope was selected in the New Zealand team to tour Australia in 1925 26 before he had played a first class match Several of the originally selected players had had to withdraw and Hope was the final replacement chosen 1 His senior cricket had been played for Manawatu In Manawatu s match against the touring Victorians in 1924 25 he and Norman Gallichan had dismissed the Victorians for 191 to give Manawatu a 14 run first innings lead 2 In November 1925 a few days before the team to Australia was finalised he took 5 for 3 in a club match in Palmerston North 3 Hope played in two of the four matches against Australian state teams on the tour taking three wickets at an average of 84 00 4 His next first class matches were for Wellington one match in 1928 29 and one in 1929 30 again for a total of three wickets 5 He then played the full Plunket Shield season of three matches for Canterbury in 1933 34 taking three wickets in the first innings of each match and finishing with 10 wickets at 38 20 In the later part of his career ill health affected his stamina and he was more effective in club games than at first class level 6 He also played rugby for Manawatu 7 References edit Auckland Star 19 November 1925 p 14 Manawatu v Victorians 1924 25 The Press 19 November 1925 p 10 Don Neely amp Richard Payne Men in White The History of New Zealand International Cricket 1894 1985 Moa Auckland 1986 pp 69 72 Raymond Hope bowling by season Cricket Otago Daily Times 4 18 January 1934 The Press 19 November 1925 p 10 External links editRaymond Hope at CricketArchive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raymond Hope amp oldid 1051669295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
