Sidney Redgrave Explained

Sidney Redgrave
Fullname:John Sidney Redgrave
Birth Date:5 August 1878
Birth Place:North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:West End, Queensland, Australia
Family:Bill Redgrave (brother)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium pace
Club1:New South Wales
Club2:Queensland
Year2:1906/07–1921/22
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:26
Runs1:940
Bat Avg1:20.88
100S/50S1:1/3
Top Score1:107
Deliveries1:2,741
Wickets1:41
Bowl Avg1:37.56
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/19
Catches/Stumpings1:19/0
Date:15 May 2018
Source:ESPNcricinfo

Sidney John Redgrave (5 August 1878  - 3 August 1958) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played 26 first-class matches for New South Wales and Queensland between 1904/05 and 1921/22.[2]

Early life

Born John Sydney, he was always known as Sidney John. He was born in Sydney to Mary Kielly and Thomas Redgrave. He attended Newington College.[3]

After a few games for New South Wales, Sid Redgrave took up a coaching position in Brisbane in 1907. He represented Queensland regularly between 1907 and 1921, with a highest score of 107 in a team total of 181 against New South Wales in 1911/12.[4] [5] He continued to coach in Brisbane after his first-class career ended, and was also a state selector.[4] His younger brother Bill left Sydney in 1903 to play first-class cricket in New Zealand.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sidney Redgrave . 17 January 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Sidney Redgrave . 17 January 2017 . Cricket Archive. subscription .
  3. Web site: Valley District Cricket Club – Players and Administrators . 99 . 4 August 2016 . valleycricket.org.au . 13 December 2020 .
  4. The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 443.
  5. Web site: Queensland v New South Wales 1911-12 . Cricinfo . 28 July 2019.
  6. Web site: William Redgrave . Cricinfo . 28 July 2019.