William Oswald Whitridge

Whitridge was on the staff of the South Australian Register for 42 years, much of this time as head of the publishing department.

[1] Whitridge joined a cricket team that had claimed a part of Victoria Square for a practice pitch.

When the Government set aside a portion of the parklands for a cricket ground, he was, at age 18, a major impetus behind formation of an association in May 1871 to organise district and interstate matches.

He represented South Australia on the Australian Cricket Board in the 1890s along with John Creswell and Mostyn Evan.

England won easily by an innings and 230 runs – the largest Test victory margin to that date.