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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]

Sidney Redgrave

Sid Redgrave in 1908
Personal information
Full name	John Sidney Redgrave
Born	(1878-08-05)5 August 1878 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 August 1958(1958-08-03) (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
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 26 Runs scored 940 Batting average 20.88 100s/50s 1/3 Top score 107 Balls bowled 2,741 Wickets 41 Bowling average 37.56 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/19 Catches/stumpings 19/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2018

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

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers

References

External links

• Sidney Redgrave at ESPNcricinfo

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