New Zealand
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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