Wally Edwards
Appearance
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Full name | Walter John Edwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Subiaco, Western Australia | 23 December 1949|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 271) | 29 November 1974 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 December 1974 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 25) | 1 January 1975 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973/74–1977/78 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 January 2015 |
Walter John Edwards AM (born 23 December 1949) is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches and one One Day International in 1974 and 1975.
He has maintained his links with Australian cricket since retirement, being the vice-president of the Western Australian Cricket Association since 2000 (receiving life membership in 2002) as well as being on the board of Cricket Australia for the past 11 years.[1] He was elected chairman of Cricket Australia in 2011 serving until his resignation in 2015. He was replaced as chairman by David Peever.
Outside cricket
[edit]Outside of cricket Edwards owns Holman Industries a company that manufactures irrigation products.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Cricket Australia: Bio of Wally Edwards
- ^ Barrett, C., Jesse Hogan (16 December 2013). "The Tonk: Bob Hawke keeps talking a good game". The Age. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ https://www.holmanindustries.com.au/about-us/ [bare URL]
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Australia Test cricketers
- Australia One Day International cricketers
- Western Australia cricketers
- Australian cricketers
- Sportsmen from Western Australia
- Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia
- Members of the Order of Australia
- Australian company founders
- Australian cricket biography, 1940s birth stubs