William Ridding (cricketer)

William Ridding (23 November 1830 – 1 May 1900) was an English cleric and cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.[1]

William Ridding
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Ridding
Born(1830-11-23)23 November 1830
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died1 May 1900(1900-05-01) (aged 69)
Upper Clapton, London, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper
RelationsCharles Ridding (brother)
Arthur Ridding (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1861Hampshire (pre-county club)
1849–1851Marylebone Cricket Club
1849–1853Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 17
Runs scored 326
Batting average 15.52
100s/50s –/2
Top score 53
Catches/stumpings 9/17
Source: Cricinfo, 3 May 2010

Life

The son of Charles Henry Ridding, he was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the College cricket team,[2] and New College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1848 and graduated M.A. in 1856. He became vicar of Meriden, then in Warwickshire.[3]

Ridding died at Upper Clapton, County of London on 1 May 1900.

Cricketer

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 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.[4] Ridding also played a number of non first-class matches for Oxfordshire.

In his overall first-class career he scored 326 runs at an average of 15.52, with two half centuries and a highest score of 53. Behind the stumps he took 9 catches and made 17 stumpings.[5]

Family

Ridding's brothers, Charles Ridding and Arthur Ridding both played first-class cricket. Another brother, George Ridding, was a headmaster and first Bishop of Southwell.

Ridding married in 1858 Caroline Selina Caldecott, daughter of Charles M. Caldecott of Holbrook Grange, Warwickshire.[6] Their daughter Mary Ridding became a Sanskrit and Pali scholar and translated Banabhatta's Kadambari into English.

References
  1. "William Ridding". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. Eton College v Winchester College, 1847
  3. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Ridding, William
  4. Teams William Ridding played for
  5. Ridding's career statistics
  6. The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ... Edw. Cave, 1736-[1868]. 1858. p. 82.
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