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Full name | Christopher Jonathan Ben Ridley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 17 June 1946 Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 September 2009 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | (aged 63)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Giles Ridley (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 30 June 2020 |
Christopher Jonathan Ben Ridley (17 June 1946 – 10 September 2009) was a Rhodesian-born South African first-class cricketer.
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]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Christopher Jonathan Ben Ridley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 17 June 1946 Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 September 2009 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | (aged 63)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Giles Ridley (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 30 June 2020 |
Christopher Jonathan Ben Ridley (17 June 1946 – 10 September 2009) was a Rhodesian-born South African first-class cricketer.
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]