Background
He was born at Littleport, Cambridgeshire and died at Ashdon, Essex.
He was born at Littleport, Cambridgeshire and died at Ashdon, Essex.
Luddington was educated at Uppingham School, where he was coached by the famous cricketer H. H. Stephenson, at The King"s School, Ely and at Jesus College, Cambridge.
His batting as a right-handed tail-ender was negligible. Luddington"s best bowling performance came for Cambridge in 1877 against the Marylebone Cricket Club: he took 5 for 28 as Master Control Console, including West. G. Grace, were dismissed for just 60. After leaving Cambridge, Luddington played only one further first-class match, appearing for the Gentlemen of England in a fixture at Cambridge in 1878.
He bought Walton"s Park at Ashdon on the Essex/Cambridgeshire border in 1917 and died there five years later.