Yorkshire a third part. The three ridings in Yorkshire were named the East Riding, West Riding and North Riding. The East and North Ridings of Yorkshire were separated by the River Derwent and the West and North Ridings were separated by the Ouse and the Ure/Nidd watershed. In 1974 the three ridings of Yorkshire were abolished and York, which had been independent of the three ridings, was incorporated into the new county called North Yorkshire. It later became part of York Unitary Authority. For statistical purposes, Yorkshire is divided, as of 2018, between three regions of England. Most of the county
Ken Ridings Ken Ridings Kenneth Lovett Ridings (7 February 1920 – 17 May 1943) was an Australian cricketer and air force pilot who died in World War II. An opening batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler, Ken Ridings made his first-class debut for South Australia in December 1938 at the age of 18. He played all six of South Australia's matches in that season's Sheffield Shield, which South Australia won. In the match against Queensland in Brisbane he scored 122 in the first innings, adding 197 for the first wicket with Richard Whitington and 109 for the second wicket with his captain, Don