Prof Edwards

Prof Edwards
Personal information
Born (1940-06-03) 3 June 1940
Christ Church, Barbados
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 5 35
Runs scored 65 389
Batting average 9.28 11.78
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 22 34
Balls bowled 1311 5469
Wickets 18 78
Bowling average 34.77 36.29
5 wickets in innings 1 3
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling 5/84 6/45
Catches/stumpings -/- 15/-
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Richard Martin Edwards, known as Prof Edwards (born 3 June 1940 in Christ Church, Barbados), is a former cricketer. He played five Test matches as an opening bowler for the West Indies on the tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1968-69.

After leaving The Lodge School in Barbados,[1] he played for Barbados between 1961-62 and 1969-70. Altogether he played 35 first-class matches in his career. His best bowling figures were 6 for 45 for Barbados against Leeward Islands in 1966-67.

He holds the record for the greatest number of runs scored off an eight-ball over with 34 (4, 0, 4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4) off of Joey Carew, Governor-General's XI v West Indians at Auckland, 1968-69. That brief innings of 34 was his highest first-class score.

He is currently the groundsman at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.

References

  1. K.A.P. Sandiford, Cricket Nurseries of Colonial Barbados, University of West Indies Press, Kingston, 1998, pp. 61-62.
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