Jock Edwards

Jock Edwards
Personal information
Full name Graham Neil Edwards
Born 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-bat 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". But the genial Edwards kept his spirits up and was a most 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 signaled the end of his international career.

References

  1. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition