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Charles Ridding Personal information Full name Charles Henry Ridding Born 26 November 1825
Winchester, Hampshire, EnglandDied 13 March 1905 (aged 79)
Funtley, Hampshire, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Role Occasional wicketkeeper Relations William Ridding (Brother), Arthur Ridding (Brother) Domestic team information Years Team 1864 Hampshire 1861 Hampshire (Pre-county club) 1852 Marylebone Cricket Club 1845–1849 Oxford University Career statistics Competition FC Matches 29 Runs scored 492 Batting average 11.71 100s/50s –/– Top score 33 Balls bowled ? Wickets 1 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/? Catches/stumpings 12/– Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2010 Charles Henry Ridding (26 November 1825 - 13 March 1905) was an English cricketer. Ridding was a right-handed batsman who occasionally played as a wicketkeeper.
Ridding was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the College cricket team.[1]
Ridding made his first-class debut for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1845. From 1845 to 1849 Ridding represented the University twelve times, with his final first-class appearance for the University coming against Cambridge University in 1849. In his twelve first-class matches Ridding scored 248 runs at a batting average of 13.77, with a high score of 33.
In 1848 Ridding represented Oxford and Cambridge Universities in a single first-class match against the Gentlemen of England. In the same year Ridding represented Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture.
In 1849 Ridding represented the Gentlemen of England in a first-class match against the Gentlemen of Kent. In the same season Ridding played for England in match against Kent. From 1949 to 1853 Ridding played in numerous fixtures for the Gentlemen.
From 1848 to 1855, Ridding represented the All-England Eleven in non first-class fixtures and during the same period played against them for teams such as Oxfordshire, Sussex and Hampshire. Ridding also played numerous non first-class fixtures for the Gentlemen of Hampshire from 1857 to 1864.
In 1859 Ridding represented Wiltshire[2] and Monmouthshire in fixtures against All England Eleven.[3]
In 1861 Ridding made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire (Pre-county club) against the Marylebone Cricket Club. After playing non first-class matches for the pre-county club side, Ridding made his first-class debut for Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1864 against Sussex, which was the county club's first with first-class status. Riddings final first-class match for the county club came against the same opposition later in 1864.
Riddings final match for Hampshire came in 1865, in a non first-class fixture against Buckinghamshire.
In his first-class career Ridding played 29 matches, scoring 492 runs at a batting average of 11.71, with a high score of 33. Ridding also took a single first-class wicket, although the amount of balls he bowled and runs he conceded are unknown, thus his average cannot be calculated.
Ridding died at Funtley, Hampshire on March 13, 1905.
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