| Fullname: | Christopher Jonathan Ben Ridley |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia |
| Death Place: | Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Family: | Giles Ridley (brother) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1971 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 88 |
| Bat Avg1: | 11.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 23 |
| Deliveries1: | 654 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 118.66 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/70 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 30 June |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19706.html Cricinfo |
Christopher Jonathan Ben Ridley (17 June 1946 – 10 September 2009) was a Rhodesian-born South African first-class cricketer.
Ridley was born at Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia in June 1946. He was educated at Milton High School,[1] before studying in England at Keble College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1971, making six appearances.[3] Ridley scored 88 runs in his six matches, with a high score of 23.[4] With his right-arm medium-fast bowling, Ridley took 3 wickets at an expensive average of 118.66 runs apiece per wicket.[5]
Ridley later emigrated to South Africa, where he died at Cape Town in September 2009. His brother, Giles, was a Rhodes Scholar who also played first-class cricket for Oxford University.[6]