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Phil Edmonds

England

Full name Philippe-Henri Edmonds

Born March 8, 1951, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Current age 58 years 245 days

Major teams England, Cambridge University, Eastern Province, Middlesex

Nickname Goat, Henry

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Height 6 ft 2 in

Education Cranbrook School; Cambridge University

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	51	65	15	875	64	17.50	2283	38.32	0	2	84	9	42
ODIs	29	18	7	116	20	10.54	232	50.00	0	0	7	0	6
First-class	391	495	91	7651	142	18.93			3	22			345
List A	301	215	60	2467	63*	15.91			0	2			89

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	51	84	12028	4273	125	7/66	7/66	34.18	2.13	96.2	9	2	0
ODIs	29	27	1534	965	26	3/39	3/39	37.11	3.77	59.0	0	0	0
First-class	391		85961	31981	1246	8/53		25.66	2.23	68.9		47	9
List A	301		13467	8113	323	5/12	5/12	25.11	3.61	41.6	4	2	0

Career statistics

Test debut	England v Australia at Leeds, Aug 14-19, 1975 scorecard
Last Test	England v Pakistan at The Oval, Aug 6-11, 1987 scorecard
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ODI debut	Pakistan v England at Sahiwal, Dec 23, 1977 scorecard
Last ODI	England v India at Sharjah, Apr 2, 1987 scorecard
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First-class span	1971 - 1992
List A span	1971 - 1992

Profile

Almost a throwback to an earlier time with his easy, classical action, his flighted orthodox slow left arm, and his aristocratic manner, Phillipe Henri Edmonds had a stunning debut in Test cricket. Brought on to bowl in mid-afternoon, he took 5 for 17 in his first 12 overs of Test cricket. In and out of the England side throughout his career, often second choice to Derek Underwood, he was also an excellent field, a determined lower-order batsman with first-class centuries to his credit and a fierce competitor. His strength was his thoughtful, very accurate bowling, with enough spin to beat the bat on any wicket giving assistance to the spinners.

Phil Edmonds was England's leading slow left arm bowler of the 1980s, though he played less Test cricket than he might have done because he was perceived by selectors to be "difficult". He had the aggressive streak of a fast bowler, and wasn't afraid to bowl the odd bouncer if the batman started to irritate him. For a time he had problems with his run-up, to the extent that on tour in India he had to resort to bowling off one step, and the fact that his effectiveness was not diminished by this was a testament to his strong shoulders and good bowling action. Considered an allrounder at the start of his career, his batting declined as he grew older. He retired from cricket in 1987, though answered a call from Middlesex in 1992 to return for one game because of a chronic injury crisis.

He went on to become successful in the City and he maintained links with his old county, eventually becoming their chairman.
Matthew Engel