| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andrew Ronald MacKenzie Ralph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1908-04-26)26 April 1908 Mowbray, Cape Town, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1992(1992-06-06) (aged 84) Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Nobbie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931–32 to 1945–46 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | Griqualand West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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 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 went off to fight in World War II.
Ralph served as convenor of the national cricket selectors in the 1950s.
References
- "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.