Edgar Ratcliffe (19 January 1863 – 29 July 1915) was an English cricketer. Born at Liverpool, Lancashire, he made four appearances in first-class cricket.

Edgar Ratcliffe
Personal information
Full name
Edgar Ratcliffe
Born19 January 1863
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died29 July 1915(1915-07-29) (aged 52)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 67
Batting average 9.57
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28
Balls bowled 47
Wickets 1
Bowling average 43.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/10
Catches/stumpings 2/–
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.

References

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  1. ^ "Teams Edgar Ratcliffe played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Edgar Ratcliffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Player profile: Edgar Ratcliffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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