David Ridley
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David Anthony Ridley is a former English
cricketer
. Ridley was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.
Ridley made his debut for Dorset
in the 1981 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire
. He represented Dorset in 33 Minor Counties Championship matches from 1981 to 1989, with his final Minor Counties match for Dorset coming against Wales Minor Counties
.
In 1983, he made his List-A debut for Dorset against Essex
in the 1st round of the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Ridley played 2 further List-A matches for Dorset against Somerset
in the 1st round of the 1986 NatWest Trophy and against Kent
in the 1st round of the 1989 NatWest Trophy.
English people
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Cricketer
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. Ridley was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.
Ridley made his debut for Dorset
Dorset County Cricket Club
Dorset County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1981 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire
Wiltshire County Cricket Club
Wiltshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Wiltshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
. He represented Dorset in 33 Minor Counties Championship matches from 1981 to 1989, with his final Minor Counties match for Dorset coming against Wales Minor Counties
Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club
Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club, representing the historic counties of Wales except Glamorgan is currently the only non-English member of the Minor Counties Championship in the England and Wales domestic cricket structure....
.
In 1983, he made his List-A debut for Dorset against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
in the 1st round of the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Ridley played 2 further List-A matches for Dorset against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in the 1st round of the 1986 NatWest Trophy and against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
in the 1st round of the 1989 NatWest Trophy.
External links
- David Ridley at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- David Ridley at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...