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John Ratledge

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John Ratledge
Personal information
Full name
John Ratledge
Born (1974-08-08) 8 August 1974 (age 50)
Preston, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994–1997Cambridge University
2006Cumberland
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

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

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

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