Eddie Fuller

South Africa

Full name Edward Russell Henry Fuller

Born August 2, 1931, Worcester, Cape Province

Died July 19, 2008, Milnerton, Cape Town (aged 76 years 352 days)

Major teams South Africa, Western Province

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	6s	Ct	St
Tests	7	9	1	64	17	8.00	0	0	1	3	0
First-class	59	86	16	1062	69	15.17	0	4		29	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	7	12	1898	668	22	5/66	8/140	30.36	2.11	86.2	0	1	0
First-class	59		13715	5026	190	7/40		26.45	2.19	72.1		11	3

Career statistics

Test debut	Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Jan 24-29, 1953 scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Dec 31, 1957 - Jan 3, 1958 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span	1950-1958

Profile

Eddie Fuller was a fast-medium bowler who played seven Tests for South Africa in the 1950s, touring Australia and New Zealand in 1952-53 and England in 1955. His call-up to tour Australasia came on the back of a good domestic season for Western Province, and he did well enough in the Tests, taking 36 wickets on the entire trip. He struggled more in the next two summers, but was still included in the side to visit England, playing in the first and last Tests of a tight series. He took 49 wickets in all, including a best of 7 for 60 against Warwickshire in front of 25,000 at Edgbaston where his movement and bounce was widely praised. In Tests his only five-wicket haul came when he took 5 for 66 (8 for 140 in the match) against Australia at the MCG in his second game.
Martin Williamson