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Full name | David Adams Riddell | ||||||||||||||
Born | 30 September 1899 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Died | 3 April 1957 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | (aged 57)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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1921–1922 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 5 November 2022 |
David Adams Riddell (30 September 1899 — 3 April 1957) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Riddell was born at Glasgow in September 1899. He was educated at Fettes College, before matriculating to St John's College, Cambridge. [1] He served during the First World War with the Machine Gun Corps, being commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in October 1918, less than one month before the end of the war. [2] A club cricketer for Greenock, Riddell made three appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland in 1921 and 1922, playing twice against Ireland and once against Surrey. [3] He scored 56 runs in his three matches, at an average of 11.20, with a highest score of 32. [4] Riddell later emigrated to Australia, where he died in the inner- Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in April 1957.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | David Adams Riddell | ||||||||||||||
Born | 30 September 1899 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Died | 3 April 1957 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | (aged 57)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1921–1922 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 5 November 2022 |
David Adams Riddell (30 September 1899 — 3 April 1957) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Riddell was born at Glasgow in September 1899. He was educated at Fettes College, before matriculating to St John's College, Cambridge. [1] He served during the First World War with the Machine Gun Corps, being commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in October 1918, less than one month before the end of the war. [2] A club cricketer for Greenock, Riddell made three appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland in 1921 and 1922, playing twice against Ireland and once against Surrey. [3] He scored 56 runs in his three matches, at an average of 11.20, with a highest score of 32. [4] Riddell later emigrated to Australia, where he died in the inner- Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in April 1957.