Alfred Bayley Ridley (14 December 1849 — 26 March 1898) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Alfred Ridley
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Bayley Ridley
Born14 December 1859
East Woodhay, Hampshire, England
Died26 March 1898(1898-03-26) (aged 38)
Lambeth, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
RelationsArthur Ridley (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884–1885Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 43
Batting average 10.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 41
Balls bowled 76
Wickets 2
Bowling average 17.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/30
Catches/stumpings 1/–
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

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  1. ^ a b The Eton Register. Eton: Spottiswood & Co, Ltd. 1907. p. 86.
  2. ^ "No. 24580". The London Gazette. 10 May 1878. p. 2986.
  3. ^ "No. 24842". The London Gazette. 7 May 1880. p. 2916.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alfred Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alfred Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Alfred Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ "No. 25655". The London Gazette. 14 December 1886. p. 6308.
  8. ^ Capt. Alfred Bayley Ridley. Army and Navy Gazette. 2 April 1898. p. 10
  9. ^ East Woodhay. Berkshire Chronicle. 2 April 1898. p. 8
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