Vezey Raffety Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Cairns Vezey Raffety
Birth Date:9 August 1906
Birth Place:Orpington, Kent, England
Death Place:Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Club1:Minor Counties
Year1:1931
Club2:Buckinghamshire
Year2:1924 - 1932
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:16
Bat Avg1:16.00
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:16
Deliveries1: -
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:3 June
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19559.html Cricinfo

Cairns Vezey Raffety (9 August 1906  - 28 September 1991) was an English cricketer. Raffety was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Orpington, Kent and educated at Cranleigh School, where he represented the school cricket team.[1]

Raffety made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1924 Minor Counties Championship against the Leicestershire Second XI. Raffety played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1924 to 1932, making 17 appearances.[2]

He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring New Zealanders in 1931.[3] In his only innings in the match, he was dismissed for 16 by Tom Lowry.[4]

He died in Eastbourne, Sussex on 28 September 1991.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teams Vezey Raffety played for. CricketArchive. 3 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Vezey Raffety. CricketArchive. 3 June 2011.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Vezey Raffety. CricketArchive. 3 June 2011.
  4. Web site: Minor Counties v New Zealanders, 1931. CricketArchive. 3 June 2011.