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Edward Riley (cricketer)
Edward Charles Riley (31 August 1895 – 11 February 1963) was an English first-class cricketer and police officer. Riley was born at Aldershot in August 1895. In his early-twenties, he served in the British Indian Army Reserve just after the end of the First World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in March 1920, antedated to January 1919. In India, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Indians at Madras Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian ce ... in the 1918–19 Madras Presidency Match. Playing as a bowling (cricket), bowler in the Europeans side, he took the wickets of M. Venkataramanjulu, N. N. Swarna, and P. Yoganathan in the Indians first innings for the cost of 57 runs from fourteen over (cricket) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldershot
Aldershot ( ) is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme north-east corner of the county, south-west of London. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Farnborough/Aldershot built-up area, Aldershot Urban Area – a loose conurbation, which also includes other towns such as Camberley and Farnborough, Hampshire, Farnborough – has a population of 243,344; it is the thirtieth-largest urban area in the United Kingdom, UK. Aldershot is known as the ''Home of the British Army'', a connection which led to its rapid growth from a small village to a Victorian era, Victorian town. History Early history The name is likely to have derived from alder trees found in the area (from the Old English 'alor-sceat' meaning copse, or projecting piece of land, featuring alder trees). Any settlement, though not mentioned by name, would have been included as part of the Hundred (division), Hundred of Crondall referred to in the Domesday Book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
