Ralph Dellor was involved with cricket for over 50 years as a player, broadcaster, journalist and coach. In a career that took him to some 25 countries, he coached the England women's team and was on the coaching staff at Oxford University. Ralph also coached the Norwegian national team from relative obscurity to enter the first division of European cricket.
Fully involved in spreading cricket's popularity, Dellor was the first chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board Coaches Association, worked for the International Cricket Council, was a selector for the England Amateur XI, served on the Berkshire County Cricket Club committee and was chairman of his local village club. He was also a member of the UK Sports Council and an advisor to a former UK minister for sport. Dellor passed away in September 2017.