{{for|the cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1919 season|[[George Ratcliffe (cricketer, born 1882)}}
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Full name | George Ratcliffe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England | 1 April 1856||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 March 1928 71) Nottingham, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Source:CricketArchive,February 2012 |
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.
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