Legendary former Southampton Rangers and St.George's Cup Match all-rounder Eldon Raynor is resting comfortably on a general ward at the King Edward Memorial Hospital after suffering a mild heart-attack on Tuesday.

Raynor had just returned home from playing a round of golf last Tuesday at Riddell's Bay Golf Club and complained of chest pains. He was subsequently rushed off to hospital by a family member where it was later discovered that he was suffering from a mild blockage.

"I guess you can say that he had one of those wake up calls," said a very relieved family member yesterday.

"The doctors said that it was a slight heart attack - it wasn't massive. They have been monitoring him over the past two days. He was playing golf and began to feel discomfort his chest on the back nine. But he was feeling just fine before that.

"He never collapsed and he actually walked into the emergency room himself.

"And because he keeps himself so fit, the doctors said he will be just fine and that he shouldn't encounter any further problems - and thank God for that."

Raynor enjoyed an illustrious cricket career at both Southampton and St.George's Cricket Club and is also an avid golfer.

The former player won countless championships with Southampton and represented St.George's in the annual mid-summer classic from 1958 to 1979. Raynor (70) scored 738 Cup Match runs and seized 33 wickets at an average of 25.15 per wicket. The former great's best bowling performance was in 1967 when he grabbed 7-18 against Somerset.

However, Raynor's glorious Cup Match career ended on a sour note when he was struck in the face by a rising Robert Hinds delivery during St.George's' first innings of the 1979 classic at Somerset Cricket Club and had to be rushed off to hospital. Determined not to let his team-mates down, Raynor bravely returned the crease during his team's second innings with a heavily patched left eye. The player also returned wearing a protective helmet and to this present day is believed to have become the first local player ever to wear protective headgear in a match.

However, not even that display of courage could derail Somerset who went on to win the match and the coveted trophy for the first time in 20 years under skipper and current Sports Minister Randy Horton.