Ralph Forster JP (21 July 1835 – 17 February 1879) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
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| Full name | Ralph Forster | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 1835 Spring Hill, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 February 1879(1879-02-17) (aged 43) Rome, Lazio, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1859 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
| 1861–1870 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Thomas Forster, he was born at Spring Hill in County Durham in July 1835. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Caius College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1859.[3] A student of Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar in January 1860.[4] During his legal career, Forster wrote the book Copyhold and Customary Tenures.[1] Beginning in 1861, Forster began playing first-class cricket for the MCC, making sixteen appearances to 1870.[3] He had little success in these matches, scoring 117 runs at a low average of 5.85 and a highest score of 40 not out.[5] He married Frances Joanna Stone in December 1862.[2] A justice of the peace, he died at Rome in February 1879 from Bright's disease.[6]