Allan Robert Edwards (24 December 1921 – 30 May 2019) was an Australian cricketer. He played 45 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1946 and 1957.[1]
 Edwards in 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Allan Robert Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 December 1921 Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 May 2019 (aged 97) Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946/47–1956/57 | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 March 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At Christian Brothers' College, Perth, Edwards was a champion schoolboy cricketer, scoring five centuries in consecutive innings in 1940.[2] He served in Borneo during World War II with the British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit, receiving his discharge in 1946.[3]
When Western Australia was admitted to the Sheffield Shield in 1947/48 he opened the team's first innings and scored 105 in the second match against Victoria, adding 190 for the second wicket with George Robinson.[4] He was the first batsman to score a century in each innings of a match for Western Australia, which he did against Queensland in 1950/51.[2]
He served on Western Australia's selection panel from 1960/61 to 1987/88, and was chairman from 1967/68 to 1987/88.[5] Western Australia won the Sheffield Shield 10 times during the 21 seasons of his chairmanship.[6] He returned to the panel for one more season in 2001/02.[5]
Edwards died in Perth in May 2019 aged 97.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Allan Edwards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ a b The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 156.
- ^ "Edwards, Allan Robert". World War Two Nominal Roll. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Western Australia v Victoria 1947-48". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Alan Edwards announces retirement decision". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Wisden 2003, p. 1451.
- ^ WACA Pays Tribute To Allan Edwards, Western Australian Cricket Association, 31 May 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
External links
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