Career
Ridley was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Ridley made his debut for Dorset in the 1979 Minor Counties Championship against Somerset World War II He represented Dorset in 34 Minor Counties Championship matches and 12 Minor Counties Trophy matches from 1979 to 1989, with his final Minor Counties match for Dorset coming against Wales Minor Counties. Ridley trialed at both Kent County Cricket Club and Worcestershire County Cricket Club.
He was offered a contract at Worcestershire and predominantly played for the 2XI as a specialist wicketkeeper.
In 1983, he made his List-A debut for Dorset against Essex in the 1st round of the 1983 National Westminster Trophy. Ridley played 2 further List-A matches for Dorset against Somerset in the 1st round of the 1986 National Westminster Trophy and against Kent in the 1st round of the 1989 National Westminster Trophy.
Ridley took a total of 59 catches and 10 stumpings during his Dorset career.
