| Ray Stewart | |
| Fullname: | Raymond Darrell Stewart |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Club2: | Horowhenua |
| Year2: | 1972/73–1977/78 |
| Club3: | Central Districts |
| Year3: | 1974/75 |
| Date: | 25 May |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38564.html CricInfo |
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.[1] He also played representative rugby union for the Otago Rugby Football Union.[2]
Stewart was born at Dunedin in Otago in 1944,[3] the son of a restauranteur in the city.[4] A club cricketer for Albion Cricket Club in the city,[4] 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.[5]
After qualifying as a Dentist, Stewart moved to Levin in Horowhenua on the North Island.[2] 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.[5] 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.[5]