John Ratledge

John Ratledge (born 8 August 1974) is an English barrister and former first-class cricketer.

John Ratledge

Personal information
Full name	John Ratledge
Born	8 August 1974 Preston, Lancashire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1994–1997	Cambridge University
2006	Cumberland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 27 Runs scored 942 Batting average 20.94 100s/50s 1/4 Top score 100* Balls bowled 124 Wickets 1 Bowling average 108.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/16 Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 January 2019

Born at Preston, Ratledge was educated at Bolton School, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge to study law.[1] While studying at Cambridge he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, making his debut against Nottinghamshire at Fenner's in 1994.[2] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge from 1994–1997, making a total of 27 appearances at first-class level.[2] Ratledge ended his first-class career having scored a total of 942 runs at an average of 20.04, with a highest score of 100 not out.[3] This score was his only first-class century and came against Oxford University in 1997,[4] in what was his final first-class match.[2] He also bowled twenty overs with his medium pace bowling across his career, taking a single wicket and conceding 108 runs.[5] He gained a blue in cricket.[1]

After graduating from St John's, Ratledge was called to the bar in 1999.[6] He played minor counties cricket for Cumberland in 2006, making four appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[7] After spending twenty years practicing law at the St John’s Buildings in Manchester, Ratledge moved to East Anglia to practice in Norwich.[6]

References

1. "Bolton School Former Pupils". Bolton School. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
2. "First-Class Matches played by John Ratledge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Ratledge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
4. "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
5. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Ratledge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
6. "John Ratledge". www.ealaw.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
7. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Ratledge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-13.

External links

• John Ratledge at ESPNcricinfo