Cyril Arthur Edge (14 December 1916 – 5 October 1985) was an English cricketer. Edge was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.
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| Full name | Cyril Arthur Edge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1916 Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 October 1985 (aged 68) Ormskirk, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936–1938 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edge made his first-class debut for Lancashire against Worcestershire at Old Trafford in the 1936 County Championship. He made seven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Essex in the 1938 County Championship.[1] In his eight first-class appearances for Lancashire, he took 25 wickets at an average of 30.36, with best figures of 4/71.[2] A poor batsman, he scored just 2 runs from five innings, averaging 0.66.[3] He also represented the Lancashire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship,[4] which allowed him to represent a combined Minor Counties team against the touring West Indians at Lord's in 1939.[1] Batting first, the West Indians made 370 all out, with Edge taking figures of 4/97 from sixteen overs. The Minor Counties responded in their first-innings by making 310 all out, with Edge himself ending the innings not out on 15, his highest score in first-class cricket. In their second-innings, the West Indians were reached 138/4, with edge bowling five wicketless overs. The match ended as a draw.[5]
He died at Ormskirk, Lancashire, on 5 October 1985.
References
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Cyril Edge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Cyril Edge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Cyril Edge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Cyril Edge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Minor Counties v West Indians, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
External links
edit- Cyril Edge at ESPNcricinfo
- Cyril Edge at CricketArchive