| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Darrell Stewart |
| Born | (1944-11-15) 15 November 1944 (age 80) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1963/64–1968/69 | Otago |
| 1972/73–1977/78 | Horowhenua |
| 1974/75 | Central Districts |
| Source: CricInfo, 25 May 2016 | |
Raymond Darrell Stewart (born 15 November 1944) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Otago between the 1963–64 and 1968–69 seasons and for Central Districts during the 1974–75 season. He also played representative rugby union for the Otago Rugby Football Union.
Stewart was born at Dunedin in Otago in 1944, the son of a restauranteur in the city. A club cricketer for Albion Cricket Club in the city, Stewart played age-group matches for Otago from 1960–61 before making his senior representative debut for the provincial side in January 1964. later in the same season he played a first-class match for a New Zealand under-23 side before going on to make five more first-class appearances for Otago, two during 1965–66 and three in 1968–69.
After qualifying as a Dentist, Stewart moved to Levin in Horowhenua on the North Island. He played Hawke Cup cricket for Horowhenua between 1972–73 and 1977–78 as well as appearing in three first-class matches for Central Districts during the 1974–75 season. In a total of 10 first-class matches he scored 205 runs, with his highest score of 63 coming for Central Districts against Northern Districts in January 1975. This was his only first-class half-century.
References
- "Raymond Stewart". CricInfo. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ Central go on attack, The Press, volume CXV, issue 33736, 8 January 1975, p. 20. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 21 January 2024.)
- McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 126. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ Leg-Breaks At 90 m.p.h. From Dunedin's New Cricketer, The Press, volume CIII, issue 30445, 20 May 1964, p. 15. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 21 January 2024.)
- ^ Ray Stewart, CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2024. (subscription required)