Ernest Relf
Appearance
Ernest Herbert Relf (19 November 1888 – 27 July 1918) was an English cricketer active from 1912 to 1914 who played for Sussex. He was born in Sandhurst, Berkshire and died in Leicester. He appeared in twelve first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. He scored 232 runs with a highest score of 36 and took eight wickets with a best performance of two for 24.[1] He was the younger brother of Albert Relf (England and Sussex) and Robert Relf (Sussex). Relf died on active service as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Ernest Relf at CricketArchive
- ^ "Casualty Details: Ernest Herbert Relf". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
Categories:
- 1888 births
- 1918 deaths
- English cricketers
- Sussex cricketers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Military personnel from Berkshire
- Cricketers from Berkshire
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English cricket biography, 1880s birth stubs