[5] Ratcliffe's innovative work for the PCA included setting up the Association's Mind Matters,[6] series to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues.
[7] In particular, Ratcliffe has thanked Marcus Trescothick for speaking publicly about his mental health, stating that "sport and many others are indebted to him for stepping forward and giving others the confidence to follow his lead".
[8] In a Radio Times interview, on 13 February 2015, Andrew Flintoff said, “England, and especially the Players Cricket Association, should be commended so highly for their work with mental health issues.
The Benevolent Fund provided practical support in a number of areas including operations for Jack Bond, Brian Brain, Graham Barlow and Alan Rayment and the provision of specially-adapted vehicles for Winston Davis and Jamie Hood, who were both paralysed in accidents away from the game.
So many professionals have praised him for helping them find a path after cricket, or getting through personal difficulties; he encouraged Marcus Trescothick, Mike Yardy and Monty Panesar to bring their mental-health issues into the public domain and break down and old taboo.