Full name Philippe-Henri Edmonds
Born March 8, 1951, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia
Current age 69 years 319 days
Major teams England, Cambridge University, Eastern Province, Middlesex
Nickname Goat, Henry
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height 6 ft 2 in
Education Cranbrook School; Cambridge University
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 51 | 65 | 15 | 875 | 64 | 17.50 | 2283 | 38.32 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 9 | 42 | 0 |
ODIs | 29 | 18 | 7 | 116 | 20 | 10.54 | 232 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
First-class | 391 | 495 | 91 | 7651 | 142 | 18.93 | 3 | 22 | 345 | 0 | ||||
List A | 301 | 215 | 60 | 2467 | 63* | 15.91 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 51 | 84 | 12028 | 4273 | 125 | 7/66 | 7/66 | 34.18 | 2.13 | 96.2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
ODIs | 29 | 27 | 1534 | 965 | 26 | 3/39 | 3/39 | 37.11 | 3.77 | 59.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 391 | 85961 | 31981 | 1246 | 8/53 | 25.66 | 2.23 | 68.9 | 47 | 9 | |||
List A | 301 | 13467 | 8113 | 323 | 5/12 | 5/12 | 25.11 | 3.61 | 41.6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Test debut | England v Australia at Leeds, Aug 14-19, 1975 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Pakistan at The Oval, Aug 6-11, 1987 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v England at Sahiwal, Dec 23, 1977 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v India at Sharjah, Apr 2, 1987 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1971 - 1992 |
List A span | 1971 - 1992 |
Almost a throwback to an earlier time with his easy, classical action, his flighted orthodox slow left arm, and his aristocratic manner, Phillipe Henri Edmonds had a stunning debut in Test cricket. Brought on to bowl in mid-afternoon, he took 5 for 17 in his first 12 overs of Test cricket. In and out of the England side throughout his career, often second choice to Derek Underwood, he was also an excellent field, a determined lower-order batsman with first-class centuries to his credit and a fierce competitor. His strength was his thoughtful, very accurate bowling, with enough spin to beat the bat on any wicket giving assistance to the spinners.