Thomas Ridge (cricketer)
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Thomas Ridge (c.1737 – 3 February 1801) was a Hampshire squire who was a prominent member of the Hambledon Club and played in a number of its matches, including 5 known first-class appearances between 1772 and 1775.
Ridge, who lived at Kilmiston, was famous among the hunting fraternity and was very keen on racing.
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- Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket by G B Buckley (FL18)
- Fresh Light on Pre-Victorian Cricket by G B Buckley (FLPV)
- Hambledon: Men and Myths by John Goulstone (HMM)
- Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 by Arthur Haygarth (SBnnn)
- Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century by Timothy J McCann (TJM)
- The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn (WDC)