Raymond Bond
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Raymond Ernest Bond is a former English
cricket
er. Bond was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast
. He was born in Burnham
, Buckinghamshire
.
Bond made his debut for Buckinghamshire
in the 1965 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk
. Bond played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1965 to 1979, which included 72 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1969, he made in his List A debut for Buckinghamshire, against Middlesex
in the Gillette Cup
. He played 4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk
in the 1979 Gillette Cup
. He also played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South, spread over the 1973
and 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup
In total, he played 9 List A matches, taking 15 wickets at a bowling average
of 18.46, with a single five wicket haul against Cambridgeshire
in the 1972 Gillette Cup
, with Bond taking figures of 5/17 in the match.
During his career, Bond played just the single first-class
match. This came for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring West Indians in 1973. He wasn't required to bat in this match, but did take 2 wickets: Roy Fredericks
' in both the West Indian first-innings and second-innings.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Bond was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born in Burnham
Burnham, Buckinghamshire
Burnham is a village and civil parish that lies north of the River Thames in the South Bucks District of Buckinghamshire, and sits on the border with Berkshire, between the towns of Maidenhead and Slough. It is served by Burnham railway station in the west of Slough on the main line between London...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
.
Bond made his debut for Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
in the 1965 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
. Bond played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1965 to 1979, which included 72 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1969, he made in his List A debut for Buckinghamshire, against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in the Gillette Cup
1969 Gillette Cup
The 1969 Gillette Cup was the seventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 10 May and 6 September 1969...
. He played 4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
in the 1979 Gillette Cup
1979 Gillette Cup
The 1979 Gillette Cup was the seventeenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 27 June and 8 September 1979...
. He also played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South, spread over the 1973
1973 Benson & Hedges Cup
The 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup was the second competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club.-Midlands Group: -Northern Group: -Southern Group: -Western Group:...
and 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup
1974 Benson & Hedges Cup
The 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup was the third competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Surrey County Cricket Club.-Midlands Group: -Northern Group: -Southern Group: -Western Group:...
In total, he played 9 List A matches, taking 15 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 18.46, with a single five wicket haul against Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cambridgeshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.The club is based at The Avenue...
in the 1972 Gillette Cup
1972 Gillette Cup
The 1972 Gillette Cup was the tenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1972...
, with Bond taking figures of 5/17 in the match.
During his career, Bond played just the single first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match. This came for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring West Indians in 1973. He wasn't required to bat in this match, but did take 2 wickets: Roy Fredericks
Roy Fredericks
Roy Clifton Fredericks was a West Indian cricketer who played from 1968 to 1977....
' in both the West Indian first-innings and second-innings.
External links
- Raymond Bond at ESPNcricinfo
- Raymond Bond at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...