Max Raison

Personal information
Full name	Maxwell Raison
Born	17 November 1901(1901-11-17) Wanstead, Essex, England
Died	26 July 1988(1988-07-26) (aged 86) Theberton, Suffolk, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1928–1930	Essex
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	17
Runs scored	451
Batting average	18.04
100s/50s	–/1
Top score	57
Balls bowled	920
Wickets	14
Bowling average	41.07
5 wickets in innings	1
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	5/104
Catches/stumpings	6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2011

Maxwell Raison (7 November 1901 – 26 July 1988) was an English cricketer. Rasion was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Wanstead, Essex and educated at Forest School, Walthamstow.

Rasion made his first-class debut for Essex against Oxford University in 1928. He made sixteen further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1930 County Championship.^[1] In his seventeen first-class appearances for Essex, he scored 451 runs at an average of 18.04, with a high score of 57.^[2] This score, which was his only first-class fifty, came against Hampshire in 1928.^[3] With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 41.07, with best figures of 5/104.^[4] These figures, which were his only first-class five wicket haul, came against Gloucestershire in 1928, including the wicket of Wally Hammond who had scored 244 runs.^[5]

He died at Theberton, Suffolk on 26 July 1988.

References

1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Max Raison". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5266/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Max Raison". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5266/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
3. ^ "Essex v Hampshire, 1928 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/12/12755.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Max Raison". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5266/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
5. ^ "Essex v Gloucestershire, 1928 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/12/12776.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 

External links

• Max Raison at ESPNcricinfo
• Max Raison at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Raison, Max
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	7 November 1901
Place of birth	Wanstead, Essex, England
Date of death	26 July 1988
Place of death	Theberton, Suffolk, England