Edward Charles Riley (31 August 1895 – 11 February 1963) was an English first-class

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er and police officer. Riley was born at

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in August 1895. In his early-twenties, he served in the British Indian Army Reserve just after the end of the

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, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in March 1920, antedated to January 1919. In India, he made a single appearance in

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for the

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against the

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in the 1918–19

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. Playing as a 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 overs. In their second innings, he took the wicket of M. Baliah Naidu for the cost of 32 runs from nine overs. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Cotah Ramaswami in the Europeans first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by C. R. Ganapathy. Upon his return to England, Riley became a

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with the British Railways Police, rising to become

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of the Leicester Division, which was based at the Braunstone Gate Depot in

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. In October 1949, he directed a campaign to stop thefts by gangs from railway sidings. After retiring from the police, Riley was seriously injured in July 1958 when he was run-over by an ambulance, resulting in both his kneecaps being broken. He was treated for his injuries at

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and subsequently recovered. Toward the end of his life, Riley went into business and founded the outfitters Riley Bros, based on Charles Street in Leicester. Ill-health would take him away from running the business, with Riley dying at his Leicester residence on 11 February 1963.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Edward 1895 births 1963 deaths Cricketers from Aldershot Military personnel from Aldershot British Indian Army officers British sportspeople in British India English cricketers Europeans cricketers British Transport Police officers 20th-century English businesspeople