Nobbie Ralph

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.^[1]

Nobbie Ralph

Personal information
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
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 34 Runs scored 2375 Batting average 53.97 100s/50s 6/16 Top score 142 Balls bowled 14 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 26/3
Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2022

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.^[2] 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.^[3] He captained Western Province several times, taking over in 1939–40 when Pieter van der Bijl went off to fight in World War II.^[4]

Ralph served as convenor of the national cricket selectors in the 1950s.^[5]