Neil Edwards (cricketer)
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Neil Edwards is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire
. He is a left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He scored 213 for Cornwall under-19s against Dorset when only 16 years old and played for Cornwall
in the Minor Counties Championship
in 2000. He toured Australia with the England under-19s in 2002-03 and represented England under-19s in 2003. He made his debut for the Somerset 2nd XI in 2001, his first-class debut for Somerset
against West Indies 'A'
in 2002 and his Championship
debut in 2003. His maiden first-class century was 160 against Hampshire
at Taunton in 2003.
He played regularly for Somerset in the second half of the 2006 season and ended that season with a career average of 31 in 24 first-class matches. In the first match of the 2007 season against Loughborough UCCE he scored 212 in 322 minutes, only his second first-class century.
In 2007-2008 he played in Australia
for Melbourne
club side Richmond CC
On 3 August 2009, he opted not to take up the offer of an extended contract at Somerset, and instead moved to Nottinghamshire
for the 2010 season.
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
. He is a left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He scored 213 for Cornwall under-19s against Dorset when only 16 years old and played for Cornwall
Cornwall County Cricket Club
Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the Minor Counties Championship
Minor Counties Cricket Championship
The Minor Counties Cricket Championship is a season-long competition in England that is contested by those county cricket clubs that do not have first-class status...
in 2000. He toured Australia with the England under-19s in 2002-03 and represented England under-19s in 2003. He made his debut for the Somerset 2nd XI in 2001, his first-class debut for Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
against West Indies 'A'
West Indies A cricket team
The West Indies A cricket team is a cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago...
in 2002 and his Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
debut in 2003. His maiden first-class century was 160 against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
at Taunton in 2003.
He played regularly for Somerset in the second half of the 2006 season and ended that season with a career average of 31 in 24 first-class matches. In the first match of the 2007 season against Loughborough UCCE he scored 212 in 322 minutes, only his second first-class century.
In 2007-2008 he played in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
for Melbourne
Melbourne
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club side Richmond CC
Richmond Cricket Club
This article concerns the Richmond club in Australia. For the English club of the same name, see Richmond Cricket Club, SurreyThe Richmond Cricket Club is an Australian cricket club based in Richmond, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria....
On 3 August 2009, he opted not to take up the offer of an extended contract at Somerset, and instead moved to Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
for the 2010 season.
Career Best Performances
as of 23 June 2011| Batting | Bowling | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
| FC First-class cricket First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams... |
212 | Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... v Loughborough UCCE Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence Loughborough MCC University is a cricket coaching centre based at Loughborough University in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.- About :The coaching centre is largely funded by the Marylebone Cricket Club... |
Taunton | 2007 | 1-16 | Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... v Derbyshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire... |
Taunton | 2004 |
| LA | 65 | Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... v Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
Taunton | 2009 | n/a | |||
| T20 | 1 | Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... v Worcestershire Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire... |
Worcester New Road, Worcester New Road, Worcester, England, has been the home cricket ground of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1896. Immediately to the northwest is a road called New Road, part of the A44, hence the name.- Overview :... |
2003 | n/a | |||