Rex Gautrey

Rex Gautrey
Personal information
Full name Rex Alan Gautrey
Born (1928-01-06)6 January 1928
Cottenham, Cambridgeshre, England
Died 8 December 2001(2001-12-08) (aged 73)
Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949–1972 Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition LA
Matches 4
Runs scored 74
Batting average 18.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 26
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 July 2010

Rex Alan Gautrey (6 January 1928 – 8 December 2001) was an English cricketer and footballer. Gautrey was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Cottenham, Cambridgeshire.

Cricket career

Gautrey made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. From 1949 to 1972, he represented the county in 104 Minor Counties matches, with his final Minor Counties appearance coming against Lincolnshire.[1]

Gautrey also represented Cambridgeshire in List-A cricket, making his debut in that format of the game for the county against Essex in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He represented Cambridgeshire in a further 3 List-A matches, with his final List-A match coming against Yorkshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup.[2] In his 4 List-A matches, he scored 74 runs at a batting average of 18.50, with a high score of 75. Behind the stumps he took 2 catches.[3] Gautrey also captained Cambridgeshire on a number of occasions.

Football career

Gautrey also played football for Histon and for Cambridgeshire itself. Gautrey died on 8 December 2001.

References

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