Christopher Ridley

Christopher Ridley

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Jonathan Ben Ridley
Born	17 June 1946 Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia
Died	10 September 2009(2009-09-10) (aged 63) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Relations	Giles Ridley (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1971	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 88 Batting average 11.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 23 Balls bowled 654 Wickets 3 Bowling average 118.66 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/70 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2020

Christopher Jonathan Ben Ridley (17 June 1946 – 10 September 2009) was a Rhodesian-born South African first-class cricketer.

Life and career

Ridley was born at Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia in June 1946. He was educated at Milton High School,^[1] before studying in England at Keble College, Oxford.^[2] While studying at Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1971, making six appearances.^[3] Ridley scored 88 runs in his six matches, with a high score of 23.^[4] With his right-arm medium-fast bowling, Ridley took 3 wickets at an expensive average of 118.66 runs apiece per wicket.^[5]

Ridley later emigrated to South Africa, where he died at Cape Town in September 2009. His brother, Giles, was a Rhodes Scholar who also played first-class cricket for Oxford University.^[6]

References

1. Murray, Bruce; Parry, Richard; Winch, Jonty (2018). Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971: From Union to Isolation. Springer. p. 157. ISBN 978-3319936086.
2. "Player profile: Christopher Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Christopher Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Christopher Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
5. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Christopher Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
6. Murray, Bruce; Parry, Richard; Winch, Jonty (1 September 2018). Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971: From Union to Isolation. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-93608-6.

External links

• Christopher Ridley at ESPNcricinfo