tour, but only seven wickets at 54.14 in the five Tests. Injury again troubled him in 1952 and 1955, and he did not return to his best form until 1956, when support at last coming from David Halfyard, Ridgway took 82 wickets and, two years later, had his second-highest aggregate with 98 wickets at 14.26 runs, lifting Kent to their highest County Championship position since 1947. Injuries again restricted him severely in 1959 and 1960, after which he retired from first-class cricket. Football Ridgway was also a footballer, playing as a semi-professional in the post war period for Ramsgate F.C. in the Kent League. Later life Ridgway lived in retirement in Barming, Maidstone, Kent. He died on 26 September 2015 at the age of 92. References External links 1923 births 2015 deaths England Test cricketers English cricketers Kent cricketers Commonwealth XI cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers North v South cricketers