Background
He was born at Littlehampton, Sussex.
He was born at Littlehampton, Sussex.
Having attended Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1856 to 1862, Ravenhill made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove in 1863.
Ravenhill was a right-handed batsman. In this match, Ravenhill was dismissed for a duck by George Wootton in Sussex"s first-innings, while in their second-innings he wasn"t required to battalion He made a second first-class appearance for Sussex in 1867 against Kent at Ashford Road, Eastbourne.
Ravenhill scored 3 runs in Sussex"s first-innings, before he was dismissed by Bob Lipscomb, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Edgar Willsher for 7 runs.
He died at Hove, Sussex on 4 August 1897.