Alan Ratcliffe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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cricketer
Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1909
Place of Birth: Dulwich, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 21-Aug-1967
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Alan Ratcliffe
- Alan Ratcliffe (31 March 1909 – 21 August 1967) was an English cricketer.
- Ratcliffe was a right-handed batsman.
- He was born in Dulwich, Surrey. His early education was undertaken at Rydal School, Ratcliffe made his first-class debut for Wales against the touring West Indians in 1928.
- He later made 3 further first-class appearances for Wales, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1930.
- He scored 227 runs for Wales, which came at an average of 32.42, with a high score of 73.Ratcliffe undertook his studies at Cambridge University in 1930, it was in that same year that he made his debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club in a first-class match against Yorkshire, the same season in which he made debut for Denbighshire in the Minor Counties Championship, with him playing 4 further matches for the Welsh county up to 1931.
- He represented Cambridge University in first-class cricket on another 32 occasions, with his final match for the university coming against Oxford University in 1932.
- In his 33 first-class appearances, he scored 1,545 runs at an average of 30.29.
- He made 7 fifties and 5 centuries, with a high score of 201.
- This score, which was his only career double century, came against Oxford University at Lord's.
- This innings exceeded the highest score made in a university match by 29 runs, beating the previous high score held by John Marsh.
- This record though stood for only one day, as the next day the Nawab of Pataudi broke this record by scoring 238 not out for Oxford University.
- While at Cambridge, he also made the first of first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club against the Army.His performances for Cambridge University caught the eyes of Surrey, who signed him.
- He made his debut for Surrey midway through the 1932 season against Hampshire.
- He made 6 further first-class appearances for Surrey, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the 1933 County Championship.
- His time at Surrey was less successful than his endeavours at Cambridge, with him scoring just 142 runs at an average of 17.75, with a high score of 34.
- He left Surrey at the end of the 1933 season, later joining Buckinghamshire in 1937, making his debut for the county in that seasons Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire.
- He made 11 further appearances for Buckinghamshire, the last of which came against Hertfordshire in 1939.
- During this period, two further first-class appearances came for the Marylebone Cricket Club, in 1938 against Yorkshire and in Cambridge University in 1939.
- Following World War II, he made one further first-class appearance, for an Over-33 team against an Under-33 team at Lord's in 1945, although this final appearance came with no success.Ratcliffe died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 21 August 1967.
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