| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timothy John Ravenscroft | |||
| Born | 21 January 1992 Guernsey |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off break | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Guernsey | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2011–present | Hampshire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | List A | |||
| Matches | 1 | |||
| Runs scored | 5 | |||
| Batting average | 5.00 | |||
| 100s/50s | –/– | |||
| Top score | 5 | |||
| Balls bowled | – | |||
| Wickets | – | |||
| Bowling average | – | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | |||
| 10 wickets in match | – | |||
| Best bowling | – | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 1/– | |||
| Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2011 | ||||
Timothy John Ravenscroft (born 21 January 1992) is a Guernsey cricketer. Ravenscroft is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break.
Ravenscroft was spotted by the Guernsey Cricket Association at an early age, after which he began playing age group cricket for Hampshire from the age of eleven after being spotted by Rajesh Maru when he visited Guernsey. From a young age Ravenscroft had a bat in his hand and would be seen practicing at school or in his garden for hours each day.[1] Ravenscroft spent the next five years flying between Guernsey and England, however at the age of 16 he took a break from cricket to concentrate on his education and partying.
He first appeared for the Guernsey senior team in 2008 in a friendly against Kenya at the County Ground, Hove.[2] Later in 2008 he played for Guernsey in the 2008 European Cricket Championship Division Two. Following his break from county cricket, Ravenscroft decided to once again pursue a career in the game in 2008, after declaring that intention he was offered a contract by Hampshire.[1] In 2010 he briefly played Second XI cricket for Sussex,[3] however he soon returned to Hampshire. He played further matches for Guernsey in 2010, in that seasons European Cricket Championship Division Two, as well as in 2011 in European Championship Division One Twenty20.[2][4]
Following some solid performances for the Hampshire Second XI during the 2011 season, Ravenscroft made his first eleven debut in a List A match in the Clydesdale Bank 40 against Scotland. He scored 5 runs before being dismissed by Safyaan Sharif.[5] He is the second cricketer from Guernsey to play for Hampshire, after Lee Savident who played for the county from 1997 to 2000.