George Ratcliffe (cricketer, born 1856)
Another cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1919 season was named George Ratcliffe.
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| Full name | George Ratcliff(e) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1856 Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 March 1928 (aged 71) Nottingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1887–1889 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 27 June 1887 Derbyshire v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 15 August 1887 Derbyshire v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Ratcliffe (born George Ratcliff 1 April 1856 — 7 March 1928) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1889.
Ratcliffe was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, the son of George Ratcliff, a coal miner, and his wife Priscilla. He became a butcher.[1]
Ratcliffe made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1887 season in a match in June against Surrey. In this he scored 64, but his average fell from this point in his remaining four first-class matches. At the end of the season Derbyshire left the championship but Ratcliffe continued to play for the club in the 1888 and 1889 season. Ratcliffe was a left-handed middle-upper order batsman and played in 10 innings in 5 first-class matches. He bowled two overs but did not take a wicket.[2]
Ratcliffe died in Nottingham at the age of 71.
References
- British Census 1881
- George Ratcliffe at Cricket Archive