Full name Graham Neil Edwards
Born May 27, 1955, Nelson, Nelson
Died April 6, 2020 (aged 64 years 315 days)
Major teams New Zealand, Central Districts
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 15 | 0 | 377 | 55 | 25.13 | 646 | 58.35 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| ODIs | 6 | 6 | 0 | 138 | 41 | 23.00 | 191 | 72.25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| First-class | 92 | 164 | 8 | 4589 | 177* | 29.41 | 5 | 25 | 126 | 16 | ||||
| List A | 31 | 30 | 1 | 588 | 49 | 20.27 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 92 | 71 | 32 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.70 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, Feb 18-23, 1977 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v India at Auckland, Mar 13-18, 1981 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v India at Christchurch, Feb 21, 1976 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v India at Hamilton, Feb 15, 1981 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1973/74 - 1984/85 |
| List A span | 1973/74 - 1984/85 |
Jock Edwards was a short, stocky wicketkeeper who was a good enough batsman to make his Test debut (against Australia in 1976-77) as a specialist. He was brought back in 1977-78 as a wicketkeeper-bat and made 55 and 54 on his comeback against England at Auckland. That won him selection for the England tour in 1978 where his performances were disappointing - one member of the BBC commentary team said that Edwards was "the worst wicketkeeper I've ever seen ... he's made mistakes you'd have the 3rd XI `keeper at school running round the pitch for". But the genial Edwards kept his spirits up and was a most popular tourist. He returned for three home Tests against India in 1980-81 where he chipped in with useful runs, but the emergence of Ian Smith signaled the end of his international career.
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