Andrew Claude Ridley (born 2 August 1968) is an Australian former cricketer.

Andrew Ridley
Personal information
Full name
Andrew Claude Ridley
Born (1968-08-02) 2 August 1968 (age 56)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994–1996Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 20 4
Runs scored 857 152
Batting average 31.74 38.00
100s/50s 2/3 –/1
Top score 155 58
Balls bowled 30 42
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 5/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2019

Ridley was born at Sydney in August 1968. He studied at the University of Sydney, before undertaking his post-graduate studies in England at Exeter College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Durham at Oxford in 1994. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1996, making twenty appearances.[2] Playing as a batsman, he scored 857 runs at an average of 31.74. He made two centuries, with a high score of 155 against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1996.[3][4] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Oxford, he also made four List A one-day appearances for the British Universities cricket team in the 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup,[5] scoring 152 runs at an average of 38.00, with a high score of 58.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile: Andrew Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Andrew Ridley". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Andrew Ridley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1996". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. ^ "List A Matches played by Andrew Ridley". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Andrew Ridley". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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