| Rayner Blitz | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Rayner John Blitz |
| Birth Date: | 1968 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Somerset |
| Year1: | 1986 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 33 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.60 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 18 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/0 |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 2 |
| Runs2: | 1 |
| Bat Avg2: | 1.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 1 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/0 |
| Date: | 13 December |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3447/3447.html CricketArchive |
Rayner John Blitz (born 25 March 1968 at Watford, Hertfordshire), was a cricketer who played five first-class matches and one List A match for Somerset in 1986.[1]
A diminutive wicketkeeper and right-handed batsman who had played for Essex's second eleven in 1985, Blitz was signed to cover for an injury to Trevor Gard, Somerset's regular wicketkeeper.[2] He took eight catches in his five games and played for Somerset's second eleven across the summer. But the county was looking for a wicketkeeper who could make reliable runs as the long-term successor to Gard, and signed Neil Burns from Essex for the 1987 season. Blitz was released by Somerset at the end of the 1986 season.[2]
Blitz did not play first-class cricket again, though he played for Derbyshire's second eleven and for Dorset in the Minor Counties.