Septimus Ridsdale

Septimus Otter Barnes Ridsdale (2 August 1840 – 15 October 1884) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Indian Civil Service.

Septimus Ridsdale

Personal information
Full name	Septimus Otter Barnes Ridsdale
Born	2 August 1840 Crowcombe, Somerset, England
Died	15 November 1884(1884-11-15) (aged 44) Fatehpur, North-Western Provinces, British India
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1862	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 29 Batting average 7.25 100s/50s –/– Top score 28 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 March 2020

The son of George William Hughes Ridsdale, he was born in August 1840 at Crowcombe, Somerset. He was educated at Tonbridge School,[1] before going up to Wadham College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1862 against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Cambridge University in The University Match.[3] Ridsdale was also a member of the Oxford University Boat Club and was a cox for the winning Oxford team in the 1861 Boat Race.[1]

After graduating from Oxford, Ridsdale entered into the Indian Civil Service later in 1861. While traveling to Indian to take up his post, he was noted for saving the life of a man who fallen into the Nile, for which he was awarded a medal by the Royal Humane Society.[1] He eventually rose to the position of officiating commissioner for Berar Province. Ridsdale died in British India at Fatehpur in October 1884.[1]

References

1. Hughes-Hughes, W. O. (1886). The Register of Tonbridge School. J. W. Arrowsmith. pp. 79–80.
2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1201.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Septimus Ridsdale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

External links

• Septimus Ridsdale at ESPNcricinfo