Andrew Ronald MacKenzie "Nobbie" Ralph (26 April 1908 – 6 June 1992) was a South African

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er who played first-class cricket from 1931 to 1946, mostly for Western Province. 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. His highest first-class score was 142 against Border in December 1934, when he opened the batting and made the only

century A century is a period of 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages. The word ''century'' comes from the Latin ''centum'', meaning ''one hundred''. ''Century'' is sometimes abbreviated as c. A centennial or ...

in the match, which Western Province won by an innings. He captained Western Province several times, taking over in 1939-40 when

Pieter van der Bijl Pieter Gerhard Vintcent van der Bijl (21 October 1907 in Kenilworth, South Africa – 16 February 1973 in Kalk Bay, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests in 1938–39. His son, Vintcent, also had a successful first ...

went off to fight in World War II. Ralph served as convenor of the national cricket selectors in the 1950s.Geoffrey Chettle, "Notes from South Africa", '' The Cricketer'', 31 August 1957, p. 442.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ralph, Nobbie 1908 births 1992 deaths Cricketers from Cape Town South African cricketers Western Province cricketers Griqualand West cricketers