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Fidel Edwards

Fidel Edwards
Personal information
Full name Fidel Henderson Edwards
Born (1982-02-06) 6 February 1982 (age 35)
St Peter, Barbados
Nickname Castro
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm fast
Role Bowler
Relations Pedro Collins (half-brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 253) 27 June 2003 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 25 November 2012 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 119) 29 November 2003 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 26 May 2009 v England
Domestic team information
Years Team
2001/02–present Barbados
2009–2010 Deccan Chargers
2011/12 Sydney Thunder
2012 Khulna Royal Bengals
2013-present Rangpur Riders
2013 Rajasthan Royals
2015-present Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 55 50 20 97
Runs scored 394 73 10 639
Batting average 6.56 9.12 5.00 7.10
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 30 13 7* 40
Balls bowled 9,602 2,138 360 15,672
Wickets 165 60 16 317
Bowling average 37.87 30.20 31.06 32.05
5 wickets in innings 12 2 19
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a 2
Best bowling 7/87 6/22 3/22 7/87
Catches/stumpings 10/– 4/– 5/– 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 March 2013

Fidel Henderson Edwards (born 6 February 1982 in Gays, St Peter, Barbados) is a West Indian cricketer and is the half brother of Pedro Collins. A pace bowler, his round-arm action "not unlike" that of former fast bowler Jeff Thomson. He was spotted in the nets by Brian Lara and was called up for his Test debut against Sri Lanka after just one match for Barbados.

On 6 February 2009 the IPL franchise of Deccan Chargers bought Edwards for $150,000. His club team in Barbados is YMPC. Despite a promising start to his Test career, he has been injury prone and inconsistent. With an average of just under 40 in Test cricket, he has struggled to fulfil his early potential. Edwards last played a One Day International in 2009, and the West Indies Cricket Board manages his workload to avoid further injuring him. A back injury incurred during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 prevented Edwards from playing international cricket until 2011.The experienced campaigner who also plays in the Bangladesh Premier League was bought by Rajasthan Royals in players auction for IPL 2013 for US $ 210,000.

Edwards made his first-class debut on 1 February 2002, playing for Barbados against the Windward Islands. In the first innings he opened the bowling with Tino Best; he had to wait until the second to take his only wicket in the match, that of Junior Murray. The Barbados squad had plenty of fast bowlers, with the likes of Best, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Vasbert Drakes, and Ian Bradshaw, who all had international experience by mid-2003. Strong competition and injury meant Edwards struggled for selection. However, the selectors had monitored his development and in May that year Edwards impressed batsman Brian Lara while bowling in the nets. On the basis of the potential he showed, Edwards was included for the West Indies Test against Sri Lanka the following month. Edwards made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Kingston, Jamaica, making 5 not out and returning with bowling figures of 5/36 and 1/54 in a winning West Indian effort. In his second first-class match, he produced the third-best bowling figures by a West Indies player on debut.


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