Jack Edwards (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Dunlop Edwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 June 1860 Prahran, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
31 July 1911 (aged 51) Hawksburn, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 52) | 16 July 1888 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 30 August 1888 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 14 December 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Dunlop "Jack" Edwards (12 June 1860 in Prahran, Victoria – 31 July 1911 in Hawksburn, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in three Tests in England in 1888. A short and slight man, Edwards attended Wesley College and made his first-class debut for Victoria in 1880–81. He hit his highest score the following summer (65 against the touring English team) before he was transferred to Bendigo in his job as a bank clerk.
His statistics show that he made three ducks from six innings, achieving an average of 9.60, batting in the middle order in all three matches. Edwards did only a little better in first-class cricket, playing in 50 matches for Victoria at an average of 13.62.
The 1888 touring team: Edwards is on the far right of the back row