Jock Edwards

Jock Edwards
Personal information
Full name Graham Neil Edwards
Born (1955-05-27) 27 May 1955
Nelson, New Zealand
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style -
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 8 6
Runs scored 377 138
Batting average 25.13 23.00
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 55 41
Balls bowled - 6
Wickets - 1
Bowling average - 5.00
5 wickets in innings - 0
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling - 1/5
Catches/stumpings 7/- 5/-
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2006

Graham Neil Edwards (born 27 May 1955), nicknamed Jock, is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played eight Test matches and six One Day Internationals for New Zealand.

Jock Edwards was born in Nelson, and attended Nelson College.[1] He was a short, stocky wicketkeeper who was a good enough batsman to make his Test debut against Australia in 1976-77 as a specialist. He was brought back in 1977-78 as a wicketkeeper-batsman and made 55 and 54 on his comeback against England at Auckland. That won him selection for the England tour in 1978 where his performances were disappointing - one member of the BBC commentary team said that Edwards was "the worst wicketkeeper I've ever seen ... he's made mistakes you'd have the 3rd XI 'keeper at school running round the pitch for".[2] But the genial Edwards kept his spirits up and was a popular tourist. He returned for three home Tests against India in 1980-81 where he chipped in with useful runs, but the emergence of Ian Smith signalled the end of his international career.

References

  1. ↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
  2. ↑ Lewis, Paul. "Keeper decision is Wright". NZ Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

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