Fidel Edwards

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Fidel Edwards
Personal information
Full name Fidel Henderson Edwards
Born (1982-02-06) 6 February 1982
St Peter, Barbados
Nickname Castro
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm fast
Role Bowler
Relations Pedro Collins (half-brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 253) 27 June 2003 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 25 November 2012 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 119) 29 November 2003 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 26 May 2009 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02–present Barbados
2009–2010 Deccan Chargers
2011/12 Sydney Thunder
2012 Khulna Royal Bengals
2013 Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 55 50 84 66
Runs scored 394 73 595 105
Batting average 6.56 9.12 7.16 11.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 30 13 40 21*
Balls bowled 9,602 2,138 13,742 2,877
Wickets 165 60 262 79
Bowling average 37.87 30.20 33.65 30.36
5 wickets in innings 12 2 16 3
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 7/87 6/22 7/87 6/22
Catches/stumpings 10/– 4/– 15/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 March 2013

Fidel Henderson Edwards (born 6 February 1982 in Gays, St Peter, Barbados) is a West Indian cricketer and is the half brother of Pedro Collins. A pace bowler, his round-arm action greatly resembles that of former fast bowler Jeff Thomson.[1] He was spotted in the nets by Brian Lara and was called up for his Test debut against Sri Lanka after just one match for Barbados.

On 6 February 2009 the IPL franchise of Deccan Chargers bought Edwards for $150,000. His club team in Barbados is YMPC.[2] Despite a promising start to his Test career, he has been injury prone and inconsistent. With an average of just under 40 in Test cricket, he has struggled to fulfil his early potential. Edwards last played a One Day International in 2009, and the West Indies Cricket Board manages his workload to avoid further injuring him. A back injury incurred during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 prevented Edwards from playing international cricket until 2011.The experienced campaigner who also plays in the Bangladesh Premier League was bought by Rajasthan Royals in players auction for IPL 2013 for US $ 210,000.

West Indies career

Edwards made his first-class debut on 1 February 2002, playing for Barbados against the Windward Islands. In the first innings he opened the bowling with Tino Best; he had to wait until the second to take his only wicket in the match, that of Junior Murray.[3] The Barbados squad had plenty of fast bowlers, with the likes of Best, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Vasbert Drakes, and Ian Bradshaw, who all had international experience by mid-2003. Strong competition and injury meant Edwards struggled for selection. However, the selectors had monitored his development and in May that year Edwards impressed batsman Brian Lara while bowling in the nets. On the basis of the potential he showed, Edwards was included for the West Indies Test against Sri Lanka the following month.[4][5] Edwards made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Kingston, Jamaica, making 5 not out and returning with bowling figures of 5/36 and 1/54 in a winning West Indian effort.[6] In just his second first-class match,[7] he produced the third-best bowling figures by a West Indies player on debut.[8]

In One Day Internationals, his debut was against Zimbabwe at Harare, taking career best figures of 6/22 off 7 overs against a strong Zimbabwean side. During the tour he picked up an injury to his shins which Edwards felt badly effected his bowling in South Africa. In four Tests against South Africa he managed eight wickets while conceding 648 runs.[9]

In the June 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Edwards suffered a back injury.[10] He suffered a recurrence of the injury when he played for the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League in October that year. Consequently his central contract was not renewed and Edwards later underwent back surgery.[11]

In the 2010/11 West Indian cricket season Edwards made his come back from injury, taking 22 wickets from 6 matches for Barbados at a cost of 23.77 runs. Having proved his fitness Edwards was called into the West Indies squad for the first Test against Pakistan in May 2011, almost two years after he was sidelined with a back injury.[12] Though included in the squad he had to wait until India toured in June before returning to the side. Though he was apprehensive ahead of the first Test he troubled the Indian batsmen and took four wickets.[13]

Edwards was bought for $60,000 by Khulna Royal Bengals to play in the newly formed Bangladesh Premier League to be held in February 2012.[14][15] In March 2012 the West Indies Cricket Board announced that while Edwards was considered whenever Test and T20I teams were selected, he was overlooked in ODIs to manage his workload;[16] he has not played an ODI 2009.

Playing style

Discussing his round-arm bowling action in 2004, Edwards remarked "I never copied anyone, its just natural. People feel it's a very difficult action but its like riding a bicycle. And the main advantage I get bowling in that fashion is I can swing the ball more, especially the old one. Yes, at times the swing is too wide and a few more extras are added, but I am coping with that."[9] His bowling speed is around the late 80s and early 90s mph.

While his statistics attest to him being a genuine tailender, Edwards has helped save the West Indies three Test matches during his career, forming frustrating last wicket partnerships. The first instance came against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2003, where he hung in for 33 balls to deny the African nation a rare victory.[17] In 2006, Edwards remained at the crease for 36 balls at the Antigua Recreation Ground, with India unable to claim the final wicket,[18] while in 2009 he prevented England from a win at the same ground by remaining unbeaten on five after 26 deliveries.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fidel Edwards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2012. 
  2. ↑ "MPC rewards Barbados under-15 cricketers". Caribbean Sports Network. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  3. ↑ "f46351 Barbados v Windward Islands: Busta Cup 2001/02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Fidel Edwards included in second Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. 25 June 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Richards defends inclusion of Edwards". ESPNcricinfo. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2012. 
  6. ↑ "2nd Test: West Indies v Sri Lanka at Kingston, June 27–29, 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Fidel Edwards enjoys fairytale debut". ESPNcricinfo. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Edwards delivers third-best WI performance on debut". ESPNcricinfo. 28 June 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2012. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gollapudi, Nagraj (3 March 2004). "Fidel rides the bicycle". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2012. 
  10. ↑ Miller, Andrew (18 June 2009). "Edwards likely to miss semi-final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2012. 
  11. ↑ "We can't afford to rush Edwards – Gibson". ESPNcricinfo. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Fit again, Fidel Edwards ready for comeback". ESPNcricinfo. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012. 
  13. ↑ Veera, Sriram (20 June 2011). "'We'll look to get at least 400' – Edwards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2012. 
  14. ↑ Engineer, Tariq (28 December 2011). "Bangladesh Premier League to begin on February 9". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Bangladesh Premier League: players standing after auction" (PDF). ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Tino Best recalled for Australia ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012. 
  17. ↑ "Zimbabwe v West Indies 2003/04". CricketArchive. 
  18. ↑ "West Indies v India 2006". CricketArchive. 
  19. ↑ "West Indies v England 2008/09". CricketArchive. 

External links

Deccan Chargers – current squad
Rangpur Riders – current squad
West Indies Squad – 2007 ICC World Twenty20
West Indies Squad – 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Semi-Finalists
West Indies Squad – 2012 ICC World Twenty20 (1st Title)
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