Ray Dovey

Raymond Randall Dovey (18 July 1920 – 27 December 1974), known as Ray Dovey, was an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club from 1938 to 1954.

Dovey was born in Chislehurst in Kent in 1920 and first played for Kent before the Second World War as an off-break bowler. He made his debut for Kent's Second XI in 1936 before making his first-class cricket debut in 1938 against Surrey at Rectory Field, Blackheath. He played for Kent until 1954, making a total of 249 appearances for the Kent First XI before and after the war. Dovey was awarded his county cap in 1946 and was used as a "stock bowler" by Kent. He has been described as a "more than useful off-spinner" who was "reliable". Dovey died suddenly at Tunbridge Wells in Kent in December 1974 aged 54.