Sidney Redgrave
 Sid Redgrave in 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Sidney Redgrave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1878 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 August 1958 (aged 79) West End, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Bill Redgrave (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904/05–1905/06 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906/07–1921/22 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sidney John Redgrave (5 August 1878 – 3 August 1958), also known as John Sydney, 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[]
References[]
- ^ "Sidney Redgrave". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Sidney Redgrave". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Valley District Cricket Club – Players and Administrators" (PDF). valleycricket.org.au. 4 August 2016. p. 99. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ a b The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 443.
- ^ "Queensland v New South Wales 1911-12". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "William Redgrave". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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