Gerwyn Edwards

William Gerwyn Edwards (born 22 June 1953) is a former Welsh cricketer. Edwards was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Glanamman, Carmarthenshire.

Gerwyn Edwards
Personal information
Full name
Gerwyn Edwards
Born (1953-06-22) 22 June 1953 (age 71)
Glanamman, Carmarthenshire, Wales
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–1995Wales Minor Counties
Career statistics
CompetitionList A
Matches2
Runs scored33
Batting average33.00
100s/50s–/–
Top score28*
Balls bowled72
Wickets1
Bowling average36.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling1/36
Catches/stumpings1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2011

Edwards represented Wales in the 1979 ICC Trophy, playing two matches against the Netherlands and Israel.[1] In 1988, he made his debut for Wales Minor Counties in the Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. From 1988 to 1995, he represented the team in twenty-eight Championship matches, the last of which came against Cornwall.[2] He played just the two MCCA Knockout Trophy fixtures for the team, against Staffordshire and Cumberland in 1994 and 1995 respectively.[3] It was also in 1994 that he made his List A debut for the team against Sussex in the 1993 NatWest Trophy 1st round, following that up the following season with his second and final appearance in that format against Middlesex.[4] In his two List A matches he scored 33 runs at a batting average of 33, with a high score of 28*.[5] With the ball he took a single wicket at a bowling average of 36.00.[6]

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