Raymond George "Ray" Flockton (14 March 1930 – 22 November 2011) was an Australian

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er who played first-class cricket for

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. Flockton was a Sydney traffic policeman, who also played first-class cricket. He was an all-rounder. Flockton played 35 first class cricket matches between 1951 and 1963 as an all rounder, with a highest score of 264

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and best bowling figures of 4 wickets for 33 runs. He was inadvertently caught up in a controversial incident, when

Sid Barnes Sidney George Barnes (5 June 1916 – 16 December 1973) was an Australian cricketer and cricket writer, who played 13 Test matches between 1938 and 1948. Able to open the innings or bat down the order, Barnes was regarded as one of Aus ...

made way in the side for Flockton for a match at the

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. 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

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after a long battle with cancer.Ray Flockton dies aged 81
– ESPNCricinfo. Published 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

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