Ross Edwards (born 1 December 1942) is a former Australian cricketer. Edwards played in 20 Test matches for Australia, playing against England, West Indies and Pakistan. He also played in nine One Day Internationals. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup. He was a right-handed batsman and superb cover fielder[1] as well as a part-time wicket-keeper.
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Born | Cottesloe, Western Australia | 1 December 1942|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Edmund Edwards (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 259) | 22 June 1972 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 28 August 1975 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 12) | 24 August 1972 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 June 1975 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1964/65–1974/75 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979/80 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 July 2012 |
Edwards was born on 1 December 1942 in Cottesloe, Western Australia.[2] His father, Edmund Edwards, played twice for Western Australia as a wicket-keeper.[3][4]
In the 1971–72 Sheffield Shield season he made four centuries and went to England in 1972 at the age of 29 and got his first chance at Nottingham where he made an unbeaten 170. He made ducks in his next two innings however.[5]
In 1974–75 Edwards scored his second century against England when he hit 115 in the Perth Test match. He made 99 at Lord's in 1975.[6]
References
edit- ^ "West Indies in Australia, 1975-76". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 1977. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Ross Edwards". ESPNcricinfo. 1 January 1943. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Ross Edwards". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Edmund Edwards". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ Preston, Norman (1973). "Australians in England, 1972". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Preston, Norman (1976). "England v Australia, Second Test Match". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via ESPNcricinfo.
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