Phil Edmonds
Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Test debut (cap 464) | 14 August 1975 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 11 August 1987 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 42) | 23 December 1977 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 2 April 1987 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1973 | Eastern Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 4 December 2007 |
Philippe-Henri Edmonds (born 8 March 1951) is a former
Edmonds played most of his cricket as a lower-order right-handed batsman, and bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. Possessing a textbook action and a pace bowler's temperament[4] – he was known to bowl the odd bouncer when riled – he was also able to use his height (standing over six feet tall) to flight the ball above the batsman's eye line. Edmonds was renowned as one of the most entertaining and colourful characters in the game, whose mood could range from abrasive to charming, and remained a strong-minded and free-spirited individual throughout his career.[5]
Early life and early career
Edmonds was born in Lusaka. His father was a British businessman and his mother was from Belgium.[4] Whilst living in Lusaka he was educated at Gilbert Rennie High School, which in his biography he later said had magnificent academic and sporting facilities.[6] He moved to England in 1966 and completed his secondary education at the Skinners' School and then Cranbrook School in Kent before enrolling at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, as a student of land economy.[citation needed]
Edmonds made his
Edmonds made his debut for
County and international career
At county level, Edmonds' Middlesex career coincided with that of John Emburey. The left- and right-arm spin combination was a powerful contribution towards Middlesex's success in the 1980s. They also combined at England level, although the pair often competed for the same place in the Test team.
After playing for
From his 1975 debut Test until his last one, against Pakistan in 1987, Edmonds only played 51 out of a possible 126 Tests for England. Whilst this could in part be attributed to playing form and the afore-mentioned competition for the spinner spot with his Middlesex teammate John Emburey, his confrontational and outspoken nature also meant that he did not always convey a good impression to the national selectors.
In spite of his success in his debut Test, Edmonds only played one more Test over the next two years. After fellow left-arm slow bowler Underwood joined World Series Cricket in 1977, however, Edmonds was recalled for the 1977–78 tour of Pakistan, where he took his best Test figures in his fourth Test, 7/66, which remain the best Test match innings figures by an England bowler in Pakistan.[14] Later that winter in his sixth Test he made his first Test half-century,[15] but in the remainder of his Test career added only one more fifty (his highest Test score, 64),[16] and no further five-wicket hauls.
Edmonds also played in 29
After an on-field absence of five years, Edmonds played his final first-class match in June 1992, in a draw against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. He had been serving as a member of Middlesex' selection committee and volunteered to replace Phil Tufnell, who was recovering from an appendix operation.[18] He showed that he had lost none of his skill, combining with his former partner-in-crime John Emburey and taking 4/48 in Nottinghamshire's first innings.[19]
Business career
Since retiring from cricket, Edmonds has enjoyed a successful career in business, serving as chairman of Middlesex Holdings,
Edmonds was also the chairman of
Personal life
He was married to the author Frances Edmonds between 1976 and 2007.[20][21] They have a daughter, Alexandra.[22]
See also
References
- ^ a b "From rucks to riches". Wisden. June 2006.
- ^ "Phil Edmonds enters into controversial oil deal". ESPNcricinfo. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b "CAMEC Management & Board". CAMEC. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008.
- ^ a b "March 8 down the years". ESPNcricinfo. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Bateman, pp. 56-57
- ^ Barnes, 1986, p. 6
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University at Lord's, 10-13 Jul 1971". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Streeton, Richard (7 August 1971). "Middlesex title hopes checked by Essex". The Times. No. 58244. p. 13.
- ^ "3rd Test: England v Australia at Leeds, Aug 14–19, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Woodcock, John (8 May 1976). "Innings when Edmonds was bigger than game". The Times. No. 59699. p. 21.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of West Indians v TN Pearce's XI Tour match 1976". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan v England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of England vs New Zealand 2nd Test 1977-8". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of England vs India 1st Test 1982". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of West Indies vs England Final 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Streeton, Richard (2 June 1992). "Edmonds to make surprise comeback". The Times. No. 64348. p. 32.
- ^ Ball, Peter (4 June 1992). "Edmonds takes four wickets in style". The Times. No. 64350. p. 30.
- ^ a b Rayner, Gordon (6 July 2012). "Former England cricketer Phil Edmonds 'colluded with solicitor to deprive rival of mining shares', court told". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ "Phil Edmonds and Frances Edmonds: In happier times". Cricket Country. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "The man who made £20m in four days". Evening Standard. London. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
Bibliography
- Barnes, Simon (1986). Phil Edmonds: A Singular Man. London: Kingswood Press. ISBN 0-434-98092-7..
- Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 56–57. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.