Ray Gripper

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Raymond Arthur Gripper (born July 7, 1938), in Salisbury, Zimbabwe, was a cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and became a regular member of the Rhodesian side for 15 years starting in 1957-58, at one stage captaining them. His highest score was an innings of 279 not out made against Orange Free State in 1967-68. This remained a Currie Cup record for some years. His son Trevor played Test cricket for Zimbabwe, also as an opening batsman.