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Wayne Ritzema

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Wayne Ritzema (born 29 December 1975) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played in List A cricket for Northumberland. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Career

Ritzema's cricketing career started in 1994, playing for Durham Under-19s, later playing for Durham's Second XI. Later playing for Essex and Worcestershire, Ritzema left Second XI cricket in 2000 and joined Northumberland, for whom he had previously played Minor Counties cricket during the 1999 season.

Ritzema's only List A appearance came during the C&G Trophy in August 2003, against Shropshire. Batting in the opening order, Ritzema scored 6 runs in a curtailed match lost by Northumberland.

Ritzema played league cricket for Newcastle between 2000 and 2004, Chester-Le-Street from 2005-2009 and since 2010 has played for Ponteland.