# Tim Ravenscroft > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Ravenscroft > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Ravenscroft.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ravenscroft > Source revision: 1222005770 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Tim Ravenscroft | country = Guernsey | international = true | internationalspan = 2008–2015 | fullname = Timothy John Ravenscroft | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Guernsey](/source/Guernsey) | heightft = 5 | heightinch = 10 | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [off break](/source/off_break) | role = | family = | club1 = [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club) | year1 = 2011 | clubnumber1 = 26 | columns = 1 | column1 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) | matches1 = 1 | runs1 = 5 | bat avg1 = 5.00 | 100s/50s1 = –/– | top score1 = 5 | hidedeliveries = true | catches/stumpings1 = 1/– | date = 30 August | year = 2011 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/364096.html Cricinfo }} '''Timothy John Ravenscroft''' (born 21 January 1992) is a former [Guernsey](/source/Guernsey) [cricket](/source/cricket)er. Ravenscroft was spotted by the [Guernsey Cricket Association](/source/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](/source/Rajesh_Maru) when he visited Guernsey.{{cite web|url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/icc_members/europe/news/newsdetails.php?newsId=16321_1310993460|title=Guernsey's Tim Ravenscroft looks to take Hampshire form into ICC European Division 1|date=18 July 2011|work=[International Cricket Council](/source/International_Cricket_Council)|publisher=www.icc-cricket.yahoo.net|access-date=30 August 2011}} 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. He was educated on Guernsey at [Elizabeth College, St Peter Port](/source/Elizabeth_College%2C_Guernsey). He first appeared for the [Guernsey](/source/Guernsey_cricket_team) senior team in 2008 in a friendly against [Kenya](/source/Kenya_national_cricket_team) at the [County Ground, Hove](/source/County_Ground%2C_Hove).{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/213/213295/Other_matches.html|title=Other matches played by Tim Ravenscroft|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 August 2011|archive-date=9 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109061224/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/213/213295/Other_matches.html|url-status=dead}} Later in 2008, he played for Guernsey in the [2008 European Cricket Championship Division Two](/source/European_Cricket_Championship). Following his break from [county cricket](/source/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](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club). In 2010 he briefly played Second XI cricket for [Sussex](/source/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club),{{cite web|url=http://www.sussexcricket.co.uk/news/2089/guernsey-s-ravenscroft-joins-sussex-academy/|title=Guernsey's Ravenscroft joins Sussex academy|date=13 May 2010|publisher=www.sussexcricket.co.uk|access-date=30 August 2011}} however he soon returned to Hampshire. He played further matches for Guernsey in 2010, in that seasons [European Cricket Championship Division Two](/source/European_Cricket_Championship), as well as in 2011 in European Championship Division One Twenty20.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/524297.html|title=Denmark, Guernsey top groups|date=21 July 2011|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 August 2011}} Following some solid performances for the Hampshire Second XI during the [2011 season](/source/2011_English_cricket_season), Ravenscroft made his first eleven debut in a [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) match in the [Clydesdale Bank 40](/source/2011_Clydesdale_Bank_40) against [Scotland](/source/Scotland_cricket_team). He scored 5 runs before being dismissed by [Safyaan Sharif](/source/Safyaan_Sharif).{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/316/316402.html|title=Hampshire v Scotland, 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 August 2011}} He is the second cricketer from Guernsey to play for Hampshire, after [Lee Savident](/source/Lee_Savident) who played for the county from 1997 to 2000. Ravenscroft chose to pursue a career outside of professional cricket following the 2011 season, therefore he was released from his development contract by Hampshire in January 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/counties/hampshire/mckenzie,316693,EN.html|title=McKenzie agrees Rose Bowl return|date=11 January 2012|work=[England and Wales Cricket Board](/source/England_and_Wales_Cricket_Board)|publisher=www.ecb.co.uk|access-date=2 March 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120803224641/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/counties/hampshire/mckenzie,316693,EN.html|archivedate=3 August 2012|df=dmy-all}} He was selected as part of the Guernsey squad for the [2012 World Cricket League Division Five](/source/2012_ICC_World_Cricket_League_Division_Five) played in Singapore in February (matches played at amateur level).{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2012/TOURNAMENTS/WCL5/squads.shtml|title=WCL Division 5 2012: Squads|work=CricketEurope|publisher=www.cricketeurope4.net|access-date=4 February 2012}} He played all of Guernsey's matches in the tournament, though generally struggled, posting just a single score above [fifty](/source/half_century), which came against the [Cayman Islands](/source/Cayman_Islands_national_cricket_team).{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/408/408209.html|title=Cayman Islands v Guernsey, 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2 March 2012}} In May 2015 he participated in the [2015 ICC Europe Division One](/source/2015_ICC_Europe_Division_One) tournament. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{cricinfo|id=364096}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravenscroft, Tim}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:People educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey Category:Guernsey cricketers Category:Hampshire cricketers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tim Ravenscroft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ravenscroft) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ravenscroft?action=history)). 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