{{short description|English cricketer and prison governor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Use British English|date=March 2016}} '''John Lionel Symonds Vidler''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (30 March 1890 – 15 October 1967) was an English cricketer and prison governor.
Vidler was born in Rye, Sussex, and educated at Repton School and Oriel College, Oxford, where he won a blue for cricket and a half-blue for golf. He also played cricket for Sussex. He appeared in 29 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. He scored 682 runs with a highest score of 55 and took 81 wickets with a best performance of seven for 23.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33516/33516.html John Vidler at CricketArchive]</ref>
After working as a tea planter in Ceylon and as a leather maker in Bermondsey, Vider joined the Prison Service. He was governor of Portland Prison 1936–44 and of Maidstone Prison 1944–55.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Mr J. L. S. Vidler |date=26 October 1967 |page=12 |issue=57082}}</ref> He was appointed OBE in the 1956 New Year Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=40669 |supp=y |date=30 December 1955 |page=15}}</ref> He died in Rye.
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