Aubrey Edwards
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Aubrey Edwards was a Welsh
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace seam bowler who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan
. He was born in Penygraig
.
After being educated at Cowbridge Grammar School, he articled to Messrs. Tudor Williams & Company, Chartered Auctioneers, Estate Agents and Surveyors of Cardiff, South Wales. In 1939, he was called into His Majesty's Forces, where he served in India and Burma until discharged in 1947 with the rank of Major, Welch Regiment.
Edwards made a single first-class appearance for Glamorgan during the 1947 season, as well as playing for the Glamorgan Second XI on several occasions. Edwards failed to score any runs during the match, but bowled 21 overs, taking three wickets. Following his exit from the game of cricket, Edwards emigrated to Canada
, settling in Calgary
, Alberta
.
He joined the Calgary Real Estate Board in 1948 and formed Aubrey M. Edwards Ltd. in 1955. He was made a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Realtors in 1956. He was a Past President and Honorary Life Member of the Calgary Real Estate Board, Past President of the Alberta Real Estate Association, Regional Vice-President, Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards, Member of the Governing Council, Canadian Institute of Realtors, and served on the Court of Revision for twenty-five years.
He was also an excellent rugby player, and he briefly played in the Canadian Football League
.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace seam bowler who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
. He was born in Penygraig
Penygraig
Penygraig is a village and community in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales...
.
After being educated at Cowbridge Grammar School, he articled to Messrs. Tudor Williams & Company, Chartered Auctioneers, Estate Agents and Surveyors of Cardiff, South Wales. In 1939, he was called into His Majesty's Forces, where he served in India and Burma until discharged in 1947 with the rank of Major, Welch Regiment.
Edwards made a single first-class appearance for Glamorgan during the 1947 season, as well as playing for the Glamorgan Second XI on several occasions. Edwards failed to score any runs during the match, but bowled 21 overs, taking three wickets. Following his exit from the game of cricket, Edwards emigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, settling in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
He joined the Calgary Real Estate Board in 1948 and formed Aubrey M. Edwards Ltd. in 1955. He was made a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Realtors in 1956. He was a Past President and Honorary Life Member of the Calgary Real Estate Board, Past President of the Alberta Real Estate Association, Regional Vice-President, Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards, Member of the Governing Council, Canadian Institute of Realtors, and served on the Court of Revision for twenty-five years.
He was also an excellent rugby player, and he briefly played in the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
.
External links
- Aubrey Edwards at Cricket Archive
- Obituary