Neil Edwards (cricketer)
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Neil Edwards (born October 14, 1983 in Treliske near Truro, Cornwall) is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He scored 213 for Cornwall under-19s against Dorset when only 16 years old and played for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship in 2000. He toured Australia with the England under-19s in 2002-03 and represented England under-19s in 2003. He made his debut for the Somerset 2nd XI in 2001, his first-class debut for Somerset against West Indies 'A' in 2002 and his Championship debut in 2003. His maiden first-class century was 160 against Hampshire at Taunton in 2003.
He played regularly for Somerset in the second half of the 2006 season and ended that season with a career average of 31 in 24 first-class matches.
In the first match of the 2007 season against Loughborough UCCE he scored 212 in 322 minutes, only his second first-class century.
