Peter Frederick Ridgway (born 15 July 1972) is a former English

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er. Ridgway was a left-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born in

Penkhull Penkhull is a district of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, part of Penkhull and Stoke electoral ward, and Stoke Central parliamentary constituency. Penkhull is a conservation area, and includes Grade II listed buildings suc ...

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. Ridgway made his debut for

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in the 1991

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against

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. He played

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cricket for Staffordshire from 1991 to 1996, which included 11 Minor Counties Championship matches and two

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matches. In 1995, he made his

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debut against

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in the

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. He played a further List A match against

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in the

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. In his two List A matches, he scored an unbeaten 47 runs against Derbyshire, while with the ball, he took five wickets at a

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of 20.60, with best figures of 4/62.

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* 1972 births Living people People from Penkhull Cricketers from Stoke-on-Trent English cricketers Staffordshire cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1970s-stub