# Ralph Mortimer
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{{short description|English cricketer, landowner, and public servant}}
{{Distinguish|Ralph de Mortimer}}
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Sir '''Ralph George Elphinstone Mortimer''' (7 July 1869 – 3 May 1955) was an English landowner and public servant. He was a renowned cricketer, a right-handed batsman who played once for [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club) and 67 times for Northumberland between 1896 and 1906. He was born in [Newcastle upon Tyne](/source/Newcastle_upon_Tyne), [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland) and died in [Milbourne Hall](/source/Milbourne_Hall), near [Ponteland](/source/Ponteland), [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland). in 1907 he married Miss Violet Stokes of Ellel Hall, Galgate near Lancaster, the daughter of Major E.W. Stokes.[{{Cite web |title=Jun 27, 1907, page 12 - Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser at Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/800658739/?match=1&terms=Ellel%20Hall |access-date=2026-05-12 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}]
As a cricketer, Mortimer made just one first-class appearance for Lancashire, in a University match against [Oxford University](/source/Oxford_University_Cricket_Club) in 1891. In the only innings in which he batted, he scored 22 not out.[{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3664.html | title = Scorecard: Oxford University v Lancashire | date = 11 May 1891 | publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 6 June 2013}}] But he remained a player at a lower level and, representing [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland_County_Cricket_Club), he played in the [Minor Counties](/source/Minor_Counties) Championship. He later served as president and chairman of the county club.[{{cite news| title = Obituary: Sir Ralph Mortimer | newspaper = The Times |issue = 53212 | page = 12 | location = London | date = 5 May 1955 }}]
Mortimer studied at [Harrow School](/source/Harrow_School) and [Trinity College, Cambridge](/source/Trinity_College%2C_Cambridge). In 1891, he inherited Milbourne Hall from a maternal relative and thereafter was occupied with good works in the Northumberland area.