Bill Whitridge
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William Oswald Whitridge (14 August 1853 – 12 February 1919) was an Australian Test Cricket umpire. Whitridge was also an administrator with the South Australian Cricket Association
(SACA).
.
He umpired 1 Test match
between Australia
and England
in Adelaide
on 24 March to 28 March 1892, standing with George Edward Downs
, also in his only Test match. England won easily by an innings and 230 runs – the largest victory margin to that date – in Jack Blackham
’s last match.
He died on 12 February 1919 in Adelaide, South Australia.
South Australian Cricket Association
The South Australian Cricket Association is the peak body for the sport of cricket in South Australia. The association runs Adelaide Oval and the Southern Redbacks based in Adelaide, South Australia. SACA is the controlling body for the South Australian Grade Cricket League...
(SACA).
Biography
He was born on 14 August 1853 in Kensington, South AustraliaKensington, South Australia
Kensington is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters. Unlike the rest of the city, Kensington's streets are laid out diagonally in order to follow Second Creek....
.
He umpired 1 Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
between Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
on 24 March to 28 March 1892, standing with George Edward Downs
George Edward Downs
George Edward Downs was a cricket Test match umpire.He umpired one Test match between Australia and England in Adelaide on 24 March to 28 March 1892, standing with Bill Whitridge, also in his only Test match...
, also in his only Test match. England won easily by an innings and 230 runs – the largest victory margin to that date – in Jack Blackham
Jack Blackham
John McCarthy Blackham was a Test cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.A specialist wicket-keeper, Blackham played in the first Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877 and the famous Ashes Test match of 1882...
’s last match.
He died on 12 February 1919 in Adelaide, South Australia.