John Ratcliff (cricketer)

{{Short description|English cricketer (1848–1925)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = John Ratcliff

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = John Ratcliff

| birth_date = 31 December 1848

| birth_place = Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1925|8|11|1848|12|31|df=yes}}

| death_place = Twickenham, Middlesex, England

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Occasional wicket-keeper

| club1 = Surrey

| year1 = 1876

| clubnumber1 =

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 69

| bat avg1 = 8.62

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 27

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 21 April

| year = 2013

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19579.html Cricinfo

}}

John Ratcliff (31 December 1848 – 11 August 1925) was an English cricketer. Ratcliff was a right-handed batsman who occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey.

Ratcliff made his first-class debut for Surrey against Gloucestershire at The Oval in 1876.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32248/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by John Ratcliff|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=21 April 2013}} He made three further first-class appearances for Surrey in that season, against Middlesex, the Marylebone Cricket Club, and Sussex. In his four first-class appearances, he scored a total of 69 runs at an average of 8.62, with a high score of 27.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32248/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Ratcliff|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=21 April 2013}}

He died at Twickenham, Middlesex on 11 August 1925.