Background
Rippingall was born at Aylmerton, Norfolk, the son of Rev Stephen Frost Rippingall Vicar of Langham, Norfolk, and his wife Sarah Johnson.
Rippingall was born at Aylmerton, Norfolk, the son of Rev Stephen Frost Rippingall Vicar of Langham, Norfolk, and his wife Sarah Johnson.
He was educated at Rugby School and Peterhouse, Cambridge.
In 1845 he played for Cambridge University in two matches against Master Control Console and in the Varsity Match when he took 10 wickets in a Cambridge 6 wicket victory. He took 21 first class wickets in his three matches, but made just 12 runs in 4 innings with a top score of 8. He graduated Bachelor in 1848.
He also competed in the Wingfield Sculls but lost to James Paine.
Rippingall died at Norwich, Norfolk, at the age of 30 and was buried on 17 January 1856 at the Church of Street Andrew and Street Mary, Langham. In some sources including cricket databases, his surname is spelled "Rippinghall".