Ian Rutherford

Ian Alexander Rutherford (30 June 1957 – 2 April 2026) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Central Districts and Otago between 1974 and 1984. In 1978–79 in the Shell Trophy Final he batted for 625 minutes for his highest first-class score of 222 for Otago against Central Districts in New Plymouth. He was the older brother of Ken Rutherford. He also played for Central Otago in the Hawke Cup.

Rutherford played 79 first class matches and scored 3794 runs at an average of 27.10 with five centuries and 16 fifties. He also played 21 List A matches, scoring 449 runs at an average of 14.96 with one century and one fifty.

Rutherford was a patron of the Molyneux Cricket Club in Alexandra.

Rutherford died as a result of a car collision near Ettrick in Central Otago, on 2 April 2026, at the age of 68.