William Ridding
Cricket Player
1830 – 1900
Who was William Ridding?
William Ridding was an English cricketer. Ridding was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.
Ridding was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the College cricket team. Later, he was educated at Oxford University.
Ridding made his first-class debut for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1849. From 1849 to 1853, he played for the University 10 times, with his final first-class appearance for the University coming against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1853. In his 10 first-class matches for the University, Ridding scored 268 runs at a batting average of 20.61, with two half centuries and highest score of 53.
In 1849, he made his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex. In 1851, he played his second and final first-class match for the club against Sussex.
Ridding represented pre-county club Hampshire in a single first-class match against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1861. As well as play for the above teams, he also represented the Gentlemen of England, and the Gentlemen in the 1849 and 1850 Gentlemen v Players matches. Ridding also played a number of non first-class matches for Oxfordshire.
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