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Frederick Ravenhill

1837 – 1897

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Lived 1837 – 1897 (aged 60). Frederick Ravenhill was a British cricketer.

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, 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. He made a second first-class appearance for Sussex in 1867 against Kent at Ashford Road, Eastbourne. 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.

He died at Hove, Sussex on 4 August 1897. His brother, Harry, and brother-in-law, Arthur Chapman, both played first-class cricket.

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Frederick Henry Harvey Ravenhill

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Who was Frederick Ravenhill?

cricketer (1837-1897)

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Frederick Ravenhill was born on 25 July 1837 in Littlehampton.

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Frederick Ravenhill died on 4 August 1897 in Hove.

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Frederick Ravenhill was a cricketer.

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Frederick Ravenhill was British.

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· Wikipedia: Frederick Ravenhill

· Wikidata: Q5498602

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