Prof Edwards

Richard Martin "Prof" Edwards (born 3 June 1940 in Christ Church, Barbados), is a former cricketer. He played five Test matches as an opening bowler for the West Indies on the tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1968-69.

Prof Edwards
Personal information
Full nameRichard Martin Edwards
Born (1940-06-03) 3 June 1940
Christ Church, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 5 35
Runs scored 65 389
Batting average 9.28 11.78
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 22 34
Balls bowled 1311 5469
Wickets 18 78
Bowling average 34.77 36.29
5 wickets in innings 1 3
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling 5/84 6/45
Catches/stumpings -/- 15/-
Source:

After leaving The Lodge School in Barbados,[1] he played for Barbados between 1961-62 and 1969-70. Altogether he played 35 first-class matches in his career. His best bowling figures were 6 for 45 for Barbados against Leeward Islands in 1966-67.

He holds the record for the greatest number of runs scored off an eight-ball over with 34 (4, 0, 4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4) off of Joey Carew, Governor-General's XI v West Indians at Auckland, 1968-69. That brief innings of 34 was his highest first-class score.

He is currently the groundsman at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.

References

  1. Keith A. P. Sandiford, Cricket Nurseries of Colonial Barbados, University of West Indies Press, Kingston, 1998, pp. 61-62.
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