John Aldridge (cricketer)

Keith John Aldridge (born 13 March 1935) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in England and for Tasmania in Australia. He was born in Evesham, Worcestershire.

John Aldridge
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 79
Runs scored 511
Batting average 6.63
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 24*
Balls bowled 12,891
Wickets 256
Bowling average 23.56
5 wickets in innings 7
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/26
Catches/stumpings 33/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 November 2022

Aldridge was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who took more than 250 first-class wickets. As a right-handed tail-end batsman he offered little, with a career batting average of under seven. His career in England was marked by controversy over his bowling action, though he later bowled in Australia without incident.

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