Reg Ledwidge
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Reginald Ross Ledwidge, (1922 in Australia
– 10 December 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire.
He umpired three test matches
between 1975 and 1977. His first match was between Australia
and the West Indies
at Perth
on 12 December to 16 December 1975, easily won by the visitors by an innings with Roy Fredericks
belting 169 runs off 145 balls and Andy Roberts taking 7/54 in an innings. Only Ian Chappell
with 156 on the first innings provided any real resistance. Ledwidge’s partner was Max O’Connell.
His last Test match was between Australia and Pakistan
at Sydney
on 14 January to 18 January 1977, won by Pakistan by 8 wickets, their first Test victory in Australia, with Imran Khan
taking 6/102 and 6/63. Ledwidge’s colleague was Tom Brooks
.
Ledwidge umpired 21 first-class matches in his career between 1972 and November 1977. He took ill and died less than a week before he was due to stand in a Test match against India
. Wisden described him as “a firm and imperturbable umpire”.
As a player, Ledwidge represented Randwick
club in Sydney Grade Cricket
, scoring over 8000 runs and taking over 500 wickets between 1946 and 1961.
Australia
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– 10 December 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire.
He umpired three test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
between 1975 and 1977. His first match was between Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and the West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
at Perth
WACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
on 12 December to 16 December 1975, easily won by the visitors by an innings with Roy Fredericks
Roy Fredericks
Roy Clifton Fredericks was a West Indian cricketer who played from 1968 to 1977....
belting 169 runs off 145 balls and Andy Roberts taking 7/54 in an innings. Only Ian Chappell
Ian Chappell
Ian Michael Chappell is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation...
with 156 on the first innings provided any real resistance. Ledwidge’s partner was Max O’Connell.
His last Test match was between Australia and Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
at Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
on 14 January to 18 January 1977, won by Pakistan by 8 wickets, their first Test victory in Australia, with Imran Khan
Imran Khan
Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
taking 6/102 and 6/63. Ledwidge’s colleague was Tom Brooks
Tom Brooks
Thomas Francis Brooks OAM was an Australian Test cricket match umpire who was born in Paddington, New South Wales...
.
Ledwidge umpired 21 first-class matches in his career between 1972 and November 1977. He took ill and died less than a week before he was due to stand in a Test match against India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
. Wisden described him as “a firm and imperturbable umpire”.
As a player, Ledwidge represented Randwick
Randwick, New South Wales
Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Randwick...
club in Sydney Grade Cricket
Sydney Grade Cricket
Sydney Grade Cricket is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia. The competition began in 1893 when a number of clubs, which had been playing for many years on an ad hoc basis, voted to create a formal competition structure....
, scoring over 8000 runs and taking over 500 wickets between 1946 and 1961.