| Full name: | William Rodger Playle |
| Born: | 1st December 1938, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand |
| Died: | 27th February 2019, Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Relations: | Cousin: BJG Crawford; Nephew: DJ Playle; Uncle: CG Crawford |
| Teams: | New Zealand (Test: 1958-1962/63); Auckland (Main FC: 1956/57-1963/64); Western Australia (Main FC: 1965/66-1967/68); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1958-1962/63) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| New Zealand | 8 | 15 | 0 | 151 | 65 | 10.06 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1956/57-1967/68) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 85 | 145 | 13 | 2888 | 122 | 21.87 | 4 | 9 | 81 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1956/57-1967/68) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 118 | 0 | 94 | 1 | 1-11 | 94.00 | 0 | 0 | 118.00 | 4.77 |