James Ralph (cricketer)

James Ralph
Cricket information
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Leg-break
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 11
Runs scored 0 329
Batting average 0.00 41.12
100s/50s 0/0 1/2
Top score 0 102*
Balls bowled 0 66
Wickets 0 2
Bowling average - 14.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 N/A
Best bowling - 2-19
Catches/stumpings 1/0 5/0
Source: Cricinfo

James Trevor Ralph (born 9 October 1975) is an English cricketer who played one first-class match for Worcestershire and later played minor counties cricket for Shropshire. He was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.

As well as playing club cricket for Kidderminster,[1] Ralph played many times for Worcestershire's Second XI between 1994 and 1996, and a run of good scores in the latter year earned him what turned out to be his only first-class appearance, against South Africa A in August. He failed to grasp the opportunity, however, being dismissed for a pair, and his brief first-class career ended almost as soon as it had begun.

In 1998 Ralph returned to representative cricket with Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship, and made a number of List A appearances for them in the NatWest Trophy and its successor the C&G Trophy. Perhaps his best performance came against Somerset at Telford in 2000: although Shropshire lost the game by 27 runs, Ralph's unbeaten 102 gained him the man-of-the-match award. He took his only two List A wickets against Buckinghamshire in 2002.

In club cricket, after playing for some years for Shropshire clubs, and most recently for Shifnal, he returned to Kidderminster Victoria for the 2009 season.[1]

In 2012 Ralph moved to Bridgnorth CC in Division three of the Birmingham League, where he was consistently one of the best batsman in the Division.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Run-machine Ralph returns". The Shuttle. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.

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