Frederick Ravenhill

Frederick Henry Harvey Ravenhill (25 July 1837 – 4 August 1897) was an English cricketer. Ravenhill was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Littlehampton, Sussex.

Frederick Ravenhill
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Henry Harvey Ravenhill
Born(1837-07-25)25 July 1837
Littlehampton, Sussex, England
Died4 August 1897(1897-08-04) (aged 60)
Hove, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsHarry Ravenhill (brother)
Arthur Chapman (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1863–1867Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 10
Batting average 3.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2012

Ravenhill attended Pembroke College, Oxford, matriculating in 1856 and graduating B.A. in 1862,[1] He made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove in 1863. In this match, Ravenhill was dismissed for a duck by George Wootton in Sussex's first-innings, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat.[2] He made a second first-class appearance for Sussex in 1867 against Kent at Ashford Road, Eastbourne.[3] Ravenhill scored 3 runs in Sussex's first-innings, before he was dismissed by Bob Lipscomb, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Edgar Willsher for 7 runs.[4]

He died at Hove, Sussex on 4 August 1897. His brother, Harry, and brother-in-law, Arthur Chapman, both played first-class cricket.

References
  1. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Ravenhill, Frederick Henry Harvey" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. "Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1863". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Ravenhill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. "Sussex v Kent, 1867". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
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