Wally Edwards

This article is about the Australian cricketer. For the British politician, see Stoker Edwards.

Wally Edwards
Personal information
Full name
Walter John Edwards
Born (1949-12-23) 23 December 1949 (age 75)
Subiaco, Western Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 271)29 November 1974 v England
Last Test26 December 1974 v England
ODI debut (cap 25)1 January 1975 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973/74–1977/78Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 1 25 8
Runs scored 68 2 1,381 182
Batting average 11.33 2.00 30.68 22.75
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/9 0/2
Top score 30 2 153 54
Balls bowled – 1 199 1
Wickets – 0 2 0
Bowling average – – 70.60 –
5 wickets in innings – – 0 –
10 wickets in match – – 0 –
Best bowling – – 1/11 –
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 16/– 1/–
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

Outside of cricket Edwards owns Holman Industries a company that manufactures irrigation products.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Cricket Australia: Bio of Wally Edwards". Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  2. ^ Barrett, C., Jesse Hogan (16 December 2013). "The Tonk: Bob Hawke keeps talking a good game". The Age. Retrieved 28 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ https://www.holmanindustries.com.au/about-us/ [bare URL]


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