Charles James Riddell is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1957 World Cup.

Jim Riddell
Personal information
Full nameCharles James Riddell
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Richmond
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1953–1960 Auckland
1955–57 New Zealand 9 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]

Playing career

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Riddell played in the Auckland Rugby League competition and first represented Auckland in 1953 against the American All Stars side.[2] He was first selected for the 1955 series against France and toured Great Britain and France later that year.[3] He also toured Australia in 1956 and was part of the 1957 World Cup squad. He played in nine test matches for the Kiwis between 1955 and 1957.[citation needed]

In 1960 Riddell was part of the Auckland side that defeated France 14–5 at Carlaw Park.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  3. ^ RIDDELL, Charles James – 1955 – 57 Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz