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Frederick Henry Harvey Ravenhill (25 July 1837 – 4 August 1897) was an English cricketer. Ravenhill was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Littlehampton, Sussex.

Ravenhill attended Pembroke College, Oxford, matriculating in 1856 and graduating B.A. in 1862, He made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove in 1863. In this match, Ravenhill was dismissed for a duck by George Wootton in Sussex's first-innings, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat. He made a second first-class appearance for Sussex in 1867 against Kent at Ashford Road, Eastbourne. Ravenhill scored 3 runs in Sussex's first-innings, before he was dismissed by Bob Lipscomb, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Edgar Willsher for 7 runs.

He died at Hove, Sussex on 4 August 1897. His brother, Harry, and brother-in-law, Arthur Chapman, both played first-class cricket.

References

1. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Ravenhill, Frederick Henry Harvey" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
2. "Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1863". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Ravenhill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
4. "Sussex v Kent, 1867". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

External links

• Frederick Ravenhill at ESPNcricinfo
• Frederick Ravenhill at CricketArchive

• 1837 births
• 1897 deaths
• Sportspeople from Littlehampton
• Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford
• English cricketers
• Sussex cricketers
• Cricketers from West Sussex