Richard Luddington

Richard Luddington
Personal information
Full name
Richard Simon Luddington
Born (1960-04-08) 8 April 1960
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey,
England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 290
Batting average 22.30
100s/50s –/2
Top score 65
Catches/stumpings 5/1
Source: Cricinfo, 20 May 2020

Richard Simon Luddington (born 8 April 1960) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Luddington was born at Kingston upon Thames in April 1960. He was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon and went on to read Modern History at St Edmund Hall, Oxford (1978-81) followed by a M.Phil in Management Studies (1981-83).[1] While studying at Oxford he had the rare distinction of earning a Full Blue in three major sports - rugby union, hockey and cricket.

Luddington played first-class cricket for Oxford University CC, making his debut against Northamptonshire at The Parks in 1982 and appearing ten times for OUCC in that season.[2] Playing as a wicket-keeper, he scored a total of 290 runs in his ten matches at an average of 22.30 with a high score of 65; while behind the stumps he took five catches and made a single stumping.[3]

After university he enjoyed a successful career in banking with JP Morgan, UBS and Morgan Stanley whilst continuing to play rugby with KCS Old Boys and cricket for Teddington CC[4] and the MCC.

References

  1. ^ "Player profile: Richard Luddington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Luddington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Luddington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ "The KCS Wimbledon Connection". Teddington CC. Retrieved 10 November 2025.