Raymond Bond
Raymond Ernest Bond is a former English cricketer. Bond was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire.
Bond made his debut for Buckinghamshire [County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire] in the 1965 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk [County Cricket Club|Suffolk]. Bond played Minor counties of [English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties] cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1965 to 1979, which included 72 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1969, he made in his List A debut for Buckinghamshire, against Middlesex in the Gillette Cup. He played 4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. He also played 4 List A matches for Minor Counties South, spread over the 1973 [Benson & Hedges Cup|1973] and 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup In total, he played 9 List A matches, taking 15 wickets at a bowling average of 18.46, with a single five wicket haul against Cambridgeshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup, with Bond taking figures of 5/17 in the match.
During his career, Bond played just the single first-class match. This came for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring West [Indies cricket team|West Indians] in 1973. He wasn't required to bat in this match, but did take 2 wickets: Roy Fredericks' in both the West Indian first-innings and second-innings.