Phil Ridings

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Phil Lovett Ridings (2 October 1917 - 13 September 1998) was an Australian cricketer.[1]

Phil Ridings
Phil Ridings

Ridings made 107 first-class appearances for South Australia, scoring 9 hundreds. Primarily a batsman, he also took 61 first-class wickets with his fast-medium pace bowling. He was captain of the South Australia team that officially complained to the New South Wales Cricket Association over the Sid Barnes twelfth man incident.

After his playing days, Ridings was a well respected cricket administrator and Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board from 1980-1983.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Phil Ridings
  2. ^ Cricket Australia History. Cricket Australia. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
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