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Full name Edward Ernest Hemmings
Born February 20, 1949, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Current age 59 years 155 days
Major teams England, Nottinghamshire, Sussex, Warwickshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Campion School, Lemmington Spa

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

383

22.52

939

40.78

ODIs

5.00

49.18

First-class

518

683

169

9533

127*

18.54

212

List A

455

274

2473

61*

13.51

122

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

4437

1825

6/58

7/101

42.44

2.46

103.1

ODIs

1752

1294

4/52

34.97

4.43

47.3

First-class

518

101688

44403

1515

10/175

29.30

2.61

67.1

List A

455

21492

14447

453

5/22

31.89

4.03

47.4

Career statistics

Test debut

England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Jul 29-Aug 1, 1982 scorecard

Last Test

Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 4-8, 1991 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

England v Pakistan at Nottingham, Jul 17, 1982 scorecard

Last ODI

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 9, 1991 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class span

1966 - 1995

List A span

1969 - 1995

International recognition came late to Eddie Hemmings - he was 33 when he made his debut - but he lingered on the fringes of the England side for the best part of a decade, making his final appearance a few weeks before his 41st birthday. Small and stout, Hemmings was a unlikely looking professional cricketer but he made up for that with wily offspin and durable lower-order batting. He was a slightly surprising choice for the 1982-83 Ashes tour, and his 95 as nightwatchman at Sydney was coupled with six wickets in the game. Hr returned on the infamous tour of Pakistan in 1987-88, and thereafter his England career seemed over until John Emburey's three-year ban for touring South Africa brought Hemmings back into the mix. His Test career ended in Australia in 1990-91, but he carried on in first-class cricket until he was 46. In the 1989 NatWest Trophy final between Nottinghamshire and Essex, Hemmings needed to hit the last ball of the match, bowled by John Lever, for four - and did just that.
Cricinfo staff

Apr 26, 1989

Eddie Hemmings © Cricinfo Ltd

Jan 7, 1983

Eddie Hemmings walks off after making 95 © Getty Images

Jan 7, 1983

Eddie Hemmings on his way to 95 © Getty Images

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