| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | John Ratledge |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1994 - 1997 |
| Club2: | Cumberland |
| Year2: | 2006 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 27 |
| Runs1: | 942 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.94 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/4 |
| Top Score1: | 100 |
| Deliveries1: | 124 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 108.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/16 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Date: | 13 January |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19320.html Cricinfo |
John Ratledge (born 8 August 1974) is an English barrister and former first-class cricketer.
Born at Preston, Ratledge was educated at Bolton School, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge to study law.[1] While studying at Cambridge he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, making his debut against Nottinghamshire at Fenner's in 1994.[2] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge from 1994 - 1997, making a total of 27 appearances at first-class level.[2] Ratledge ended his first-class career having scored a total of 942 runs at an average of 20.04, with a highest score of 100 not out.[3] This score was his only first-class century and came against Oxford University in 1997,[4] in what was his final first-class match.[2] He also bowled twenty overs with his medium pace bowling across his career, taking a single wicket and conceding 108 runs.[5] He gained a blue in cricket.[1]
After graduating from St John's, Ratledge was called to the bar in 1999.[6] He played minor counties cricket for Cumberland in 2006, making four appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[7] After spending twenty years practicing law at the St John’s Buildings in Manchester, Ratledge moved to East Anglia to practice in Norwich.[6]