Ray Flockton

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Raymond George "Ray" Flockton (14 March 1930 – 22 November 2011) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for New South Wales.

Flockton was a Sydney traffic policeman, who also played first-class cricket.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wZ4UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Rq8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3029,1062288&dq=ray-flockton&hl=en|title=Ray Flockton in Shield Century|date=9 January 1960|website=The Age}} He was an all-rounder.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fL8UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6KwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2642,954877&dq=ray-flockton&hl=en|title=John O'Reilly's Seven Wickets|date=6 November 1961|website=The Age via news.google.com|access-date=2019-02-01}}

Flockton played 35 first class cricket matches between 1951 and 1963 as an all rounder, with a highest score of 264 not out and best bowling figures of 4 wickets for 33 runs.

He was inadvertently caught up in a controversial incident, when Sid Barnes made way in the side for Flockton for a match at the Adelaide Oval. Barnes then acted as twelfth man, and appeared in a suit (rather than 'whites'), carrying unnecessary items such as cigars, iced towels, a mirror and comb, a radio and a clothes brush.

Flockton died in November 2011 at his home in Port Macquarie after a long battle with cancer.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/541567.html Ray Flockton dies aged 81] – ESPNCricinfo. Published 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.