Victor Riddell
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| Full name | Victor Horsley Hume Riddell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
23 July 1905 Hermeston Hall, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
9 August 1976 (aged 71) Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 17 February 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victor Horsley Hume Riddell (23 July 1905 – 9 August 1976) was an English cricketer. Riddell was a right-handed batsman who fielded primarily as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Hermeston Hall, Yorkshire and was educated at Clifton College.
Riddell played two Minor Counties Championship matches for Devon in 1924 against the Surrey Second XI and Berkshire.[1] Two years later he made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Lancashire. He played four further first-class matches in 1926 for the University, the last of which came against Oxford University.[2] In his 5 first-class matches, Riddell scored 48 runs at a batting average of 8.00, with a high score of 13*. Behind the stumps he took three catches and made three stumpings.[3]
He died in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire on 9 August 1976.