Charles Henry Ridding (26 November 1825 – 13 March 1905) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who occasionally played as a wicketkeeper.
Ridding was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the College cricket team, and at Trinity College, Oxford.
Ridding made his first-class debut for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1845. From 1845 to 1849 he represented the University twelve times, with his final first-class appearance for the University coming against Cambridge University in 1849. In his twelve first-class matches he scored 248 runs at a batting average of 13.77, with a highest score of 33.
In 1848 Ridding represented Oxford and Cambridge Universities in a single first-class match against the Gentlemen of England. In the same year he represented Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture.
In 1849 Ridding played for the Gentlemen of England in a first-class match against the Gentlemen of Kent. In the same season he played for England in a match against Kent. From 1949 to 1853 he played in numerous fixtures for the Gentlemen.
From 1848 to 1855, Ridding represented the All-England Eleven in non-first-class fixtures and during the same period played against them for teams such as Oxfordshire, Sussex and Hampshire. He also played numerous non-first-class fixtures for the Gentlemen of Hampshire from 1857 to 1864.
In 1859 Ridding represented Wiltshire and Monmouthshire in fixtures against All England Eleven.
In 1861 Ridding made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire (Pre-county club) against the Marylebone Cricket Club. After playing non-first-class matches for the pre-county club side, Ridding made his first-class debut for Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1864 against Sussex, which was the county club's first with first-class status. His final first-class match for the county club came against the same opposition later in 1864.
Ridding's final match for Hampshire came in 1865, in a non-first-class fixture against Buckinghamshire.
In his first-class career Ridding played 29 matches, scoring 492 runs at a batting average of 11.71, with a highest score of 33. Ridding also took a single first-class wicket, although the amount of balls he bowled and runs he conceded are unknown, thus his average cannot be calculated.
Ridding died at Funtley, Hampshire on 13 March 1905.