Ray Dowker Cricketer
Raymond Thomas Dowker (6 July 1919 – 17 December 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket for Canterbury between 1949 and 1957. A right-handed batsman, he played 24 games – scoring 1,147 runs at 30.18 including one century, 122 against Auckland on 7 January 1955. Born in New Brighton, in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, he was New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year for 1955.