Timothy John Ravenscroft (born 21 January 1992) is a former

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er. 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. 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. He first appeared for the

senior team in 2008 in a friendly against

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at the

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. Later in 2008, he played for Guernsey in the 2008 European Cricket Championship Division Two. Following his break from

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, Ravenscroft decided to once again pursue a career in the game in 2008, after declaring that intention he was offered a contract by

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. In 2010 he briefly played Second XI cricket for

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, 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. Following some solid performances for the Hampshire Second XI during the 2011 season, Ravenscroft made his first eleven debut in a

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match in the

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against

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. He scored 5 runs before being dismissed by

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. He is the second cricketer from Guernsey to play for Hampshire, after 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. He was selected as part of the Guernsey squad for the 2012 World Cricket League Division Five played in Singapore in February (matches played at amateur level). He played all of Guernsey's matches in the tournament, though generally struggled, posting just a single score above fifty, which came against the

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. In May 2015 he participated in the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravenscroft, Tim 1992 births Living people People educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey Guernsey cricketers Hampshire cricketers