Edward Riddell

Edward Mitford Hutton Riddell JP (31 October 1845 – 22 October 1898) was an English first-class cricketer.

Edward Riddell

Personal information
Full name	Edward Mitford Hutton Riddell
Born	31 October 1845 Carlton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	22 October 1898(1898-10-22) (aged 52) Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1870–1871	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 89 Batting average 12.71 100s/50s –/– Top score 36 Balls bowled 248 Wickets 2 Bowling average 62.50 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/33 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 November 2019

The son of J. H. Riddell, he was born in October 1845 at Carlton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. He was educated at Uppingham School, after which he became a banker and served as a justice of the peace.[1] Riddell played first-class cricket on four occasions, making his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Nottinghamshire at Lord's in 1870. He played a first-class match for the Gentlemen of the North in the same year against the Gentlemen of the South at Beeston. He made two further first-class appearances in 1871, playing one match each for the MCC and the Gentlemen of the North.[2] Across his four first-class matches, Riddell scored 89 runs with a high score of 36, in addition to taking two wickets with his right-arm medium-fast bowling.[3] He died at Lincoln in October 1898.

References

1. Stanford, Edward (1906). Uppingham School Roll, 1824 To 1905. p. 45. ISBN 9781341983689.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Edward Riddell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
3. "Player profile: Edward Riddell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

External links

• Edward Riddell at ESPNcricinfo