About Edward Riddell
Lived 1845 – 1898 (aged 52). Edward Riddell was a British cricketer.
Edward Mitford Hutton Riddell (31 October 1845 – 22 October 1898) was an English first-class cricketer.
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. 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. 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. He died at Lincoln in October 1898.
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Who was Edward Riddell?
(1845-1898)
When was Edward Riddell born?
Edward Riddell was born on 31 October 1845 in Carlton-on-Trent.
When did Edward Riddell die?
Edward Riddell died on 22 October 1898 in Lincoln.
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Edward Riddell was a cricketer.
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Edward Riddell was British.
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