Frederick Ravenhill Explained

Frederick Ravenhill
Country:England
Fullname:Frederick Henry Harvey Ravenhill
Birth Date:25 July 1837
Birth Place:Littlehampton, Sussex, England
Death Place:Hove, Sussex, England
Batting:Right-handed
Family:Harry Ravenhill (brother)
Arthur Chapman (brother-in-law)
Club1:Sussex
Year1:1863 - 1867
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:10
Bat Avg1:3.33
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:7
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:24 January
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19592.html Cricinfo

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.

Ravenhill attended Pembroke College, Oxford, matriculating in 1856 and graduating B.A. in 1862, 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.[1] He made a second first-class appearance for Sussex in 1867 against Kent at Ashford Road, Eastbourne.[2] 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.[3]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1863. CricketArchive. 24 January 2012.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Frederick Ravenhill. CricketArchive. 24 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Sussex v Kent, 1867. CricketArchive. 24 January 2012.