Scott Edwards (cricketer)

Scott Andrew Edwards (born 23 August 1996) is an Australian-Dutch cricketer who represents the Netherlands.[1][2] He made his first-class debut for the Netherlands against Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 29 November 2017.[3] He made his List A debut for the Netherlands against Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 8 December 2017.[4]

Scott Edwards
Personal information
Full nameScott Andrew Edwards
Born (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996
Tonga
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 62)1 August 2018 v Nepal
Last ODI21 June 2019 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 39)12 June 2018 v Ireland
Last T20I2 November 2019 v PNG
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 4 25 1 11
Runs scored 71 319 5 179
Batting average 35.50 22.78 5.00 22.37
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 44* 42* 5 44*
Catches/stumpings 4/0 17/4 5/1 13/1
Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2019

Early and domestic career

Edwards was born in Tonga but grew up in Australia. He qualified for the Netherlands through his Dutch grandmother, and holds dual citizenship of Australia and the Netherlands. In Australia he has played club cricket for Monash Tigers in Victorian Premier Cricket, and previously for Blackburn South Cricket Club. In Dutch club cricket he plays for Excelsior '20. He was an electrical apprentice before he began playing cricket professionally.[5] He said "It was pretty surreal to be honest, was going about life as an apprentice and then all of a sudden you’re playing international cricket coming up against Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis — it was pretty exciting".[5]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[6][7] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[8]

International career

In June 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series.[9] He made his T20I debut for the Netherlands against Ireland on 12 June 2018.[10]

In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' One Day International (ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal.[11] He made his ODI debut for the Netherlands against Nepal on 1 August 2018.[12]

In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[13] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in the Dutch squad.[14] In April 2020, he was one of seventeen Dutch-based cricketers to be named in the team's senior squad.[15]

References
  1. "Scott Edwards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Scott Edwards". CricX. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "ICC Intercontinental Cup at Dubai, Nov 29-Dec 2 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "55th Match, ICC World Cricket League Championship at Dubai, Dec 8 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. "ICC World Cup Qualifiers: Monash Tigers wicketkeeper Scott Edwards reflects on rise to international cricket". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. "Three new faces as Netherlands begin post-Borren era". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. "1st Match, Netherlands Tri-Nation T20I Series at Rotterdam, Jun 12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. "Selecties Nederlands XI voor Lord's en Nepal". KNCB. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  12. "1st ODI, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at Amstelveen, Aug 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  13. "Ryan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  14. "Team preview: Netherlands". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  15. "Dutch men's squads announced". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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