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Paul Ramage
English cricketer and headmaster
Paul Frederick Ramage (born 13 March 1940) is a former English first-class cricketer and headmaster.
Ramage was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and attended Warwick School.[1]
A left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox, he made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Somerset in 1962. He made 12 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in 1963.[2] In his 13 first-class matches, he scored 252 runs at an average of 16.80, with a high score of 50.[3] This score, his only first-class half century, came against the Free Foresters in 1962.[4] With the ball, he took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 36.05, with best figures of 4 for 65 against Combined Services in 1962.[5]
He later made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Ramage played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1970 to 1972, which included 8 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[6]
He became a schoolteacher. In 1967 he was master-in-charge of cricket at University College School in London.[7] He was headmaster of The Hall School, Hampstead, from 1993 to 2003 and from 2005 to 2006.[8]