Alfred Bayley Ridley (14 December 1849 — 26 March 1898) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Alfred Bayley Ridley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1859 East Woodhay, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 March 1898 (aged 38) Lambeth, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arthur Ridley (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1884–1885 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of The Reverend Nicholas James Ridley, he was born at in December 1849 at Hollington House in East Woodhay, Hampshire. He was educated at Eton College,[1] before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He graduated from there as a second lieutenant into the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in May 1878.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant in May 1880,[3] and shortly after served in the First Boer War.[1] Ridley later played first-class cricket, making his debut for Hampshire against Kent at Southampton in 1884; the following year he made a second appearance against Derbyshire, in what was the second first-class match to be played at the newly constructed Northlands Road in Southampton.[4] He scored 43 runs in these matches,[5] in addition to taking two wickets.[6] In the King's Own, he was promoted to captain in September 1886.[7] Ridley died at London in March 1898, following a long illness.[8] He was survived by his widow, Amy.[9] His elder brother, Arthur, was also a first-class cricketer.
References edit
- ^ a b The Eton Register. Eton: Spottiswood & Co, Ltd. 1907. p. 86.
- ^ "No. 24580". The London Gazette. 10 May 1878. p. 2986.
- ^ "No. 24842". The London Gazette. 7 May 1880. p. 2916.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alfred Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alfred Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Alfred Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "No. 25655". The London Gazette. 14 December 1886. p. 6308.
- ^ Capt. Alfred Bayley Ridley. Army and Navy Gazette. 2 April 1898. p. 10
- ^ East Woodhay. Berkshire Chronicle. 2 April 1898. p. 8