Edgar Ratcliffe
English cricketer
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Edgar Ratcliffe (19 January 1863 – 29 July 1915) was an English cricketer. Born at Liverpool, Lancashire, he made four appearances in first-class cricket.
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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| Full name | Edgar Ratcliffe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1863 Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 July 1915 (aged 52) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1884 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratcliffe played the majority of his club cricket for Sefton Park,[1] before making his first-class cricket debut for Lancashire in 1884 against Kent at Old Trafford, in what was his only appearance for Lancashire.[2] He made further first-class appearances for the Liverpool and District cricket team, playing against the touring Australians in 1886, and twice against Yorkshire in 1887 and 1889.[2] He scored a total of 67 runs in his four first-class matches, with a top score of 28, as well as taking a single wicket.[3]
He died at Birmingham, Warwickshire on 29 July 1915.
