Robert Malcolm Ratcliffe (29 November 1951 – 28 August 2023) was an English cricketer who played for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...

from 1972 to 1980. He was a right-handed medium pace bowler and a middle to lower order batsman. In 82 first-class matches he took 205 wickets with an average of 26.39 and a best of 7 for 58. He scored 1022 runs with an average of 16.48 and a high score of 101 not out. Throughout his career he was dogged by injuries, these forcing him into early retirement at the age of 28. He later played Minor Counties cricket for Cumberland. Ratcliffe was born in

Accrington, Lancashire Accrington is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, east of Preston, north of Manchester and is situated on the culverted River Hyndburn. Commonly abbreviated by locals to " ...

on 29 November 1951. He died in

Marlborough, Wiltshire Marlborough ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road, the old main road from London to Bath. The town is on the River Kennet, 24 miles (39 km) north of Salisbury and 10 miles (16& ...

on 28 August 2023, at the age of 71. *Batting: Right-hand batsman *Bowling: Right-arm medium pace *Relations: Son: LJ Ratcliffe Teams: Lancashire (Main FC: 1972-1980); Lancashire (Main ListA: 1972-1980); All teams Lancashire Cap: 1976.

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