Andrew Ronald MacKenzie "Nobbie" Ralph (26 April 1908 – 6 June 1992) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1931 to 1946, mostly for Western Province.[1]
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| Full name | Andrew Ronald MacKenzie Ralph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1908 Mowbray, Cape Town, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1992 (aged 84) Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Nobbie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931–32 to 1945–46 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | Griqualand West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ralph was one of the leading batsmen in the Currie Cup in 1936–37, with 517 runs in six matches at an average of 86.16.[2] His highest first-class score was 142 against Border in December 1934, when he opened the batting and made the only century in the match, which Western Province won by an innings.[3] He captained Western Province several times, taking over in 1939–40 when Pieter van der Bijl went off to fight in World War II.[4]
Ralph served as convenor of the national cricket selectors in the 1950s.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Nobbie Ralph". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in Currie Cup 1936/37". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Western Province v Border 1934-35". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Louis Duffus, "South Africa's Carefree Cricket", The Cricketer, Spring Annual 1940, pp. 58–59.
- ^ Geoffrey Chettle, "Notes from South Africa", The Cricketer, 31 August 1957, p. 442.