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,[1] 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.[2] He made a second first-class appearance for Sussex in 1867 against Kent at Ashford Road, Eastbourne.[3] 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.[4]
He died at Hove, Sussex on 4 August 1897. His brother, Harry, and brother-in-law, Arthur Chapman, both played first-class cricket.
References
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1863". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Ravenhill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Sussex v Kent, 1867". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
External links
- Frederick Ravenhill at ESPNcricinfo
- Frederick Ravenhill at CricketArchive
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