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Full name Philippe-Henri Edmonds
Born March 8, 1951, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia
Current age 57 years 175 days
Major teams England, Cambridge University, Eastern Province, Middlesex
Nickname Goat, Henry
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height 6 ft 2 in
Education Cranbrook School; Cambridge University

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

875

17.50

2283

38.32

ODIs

116

10.54

232

50.00

First-class

391

495

7651

142

18.93

345

List A

301

215

2467

63*

15.91

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

12028

4273

125

7/66

34.18

2.13

96.2

ODIs

1534

965

3/39

37.11

3.77

59.0

First-class

391

85961

31981

1246

8/53

25.66

2.23

68.9

List A

301

13467

8113

323

5/12

25.11

3.61

41.6

Career statistics

Test debut

England v Australia at Leeds, Aug 14-19, 1975 scorecard

Last Test

England v Pakistan at The Oval, Aug 6-11, 1987 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Pakistan v England at Sahiwal, Dec 23, 1977 scorecard

Last ODI

England v India at Sharjah, Apr 2, 1987 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class span

1971 - 1992

List A span

1971 - 1992

Almost a throwback to an earlier time with his easy, classical action, his flighted orthodox slow left arm, and his aristocratic manner, Phillipe Henri Edmonds had a stunning debut in Test cricket. Brought on to bowl in mid-afternoon, he took 5 for 17 in his first 12 overs of Test cricket. In and out of the England side throughout his career, often second choice to Derek Underwood, he was also an excellent field, a determined lower-order batsman with first-class centuries to his credit and a fierce competitor. His strength was his thoughtful, very accurate bowling, with enough spin to beat the bat on any wicket giving assistance to the spinners.

Phil Edmonds was England's leading slow left arm bowler of the 1980s, though he played less Test cricket than he might have done because he was perceived by selectors to be "difficult". He had the aggressive streak of a fast bowler, and wasn't afraid to bowl the odd bouncer if the batman started to irritate him. For a time he had problems with his run-up, to the extent that on tour in India he had to resort to bowling off one step, and the fact that his effectiveness was not diminished by this was a testament to his strong shoulders and good bowling action. Considered an allrounder at the start of his career, his batting declined as he grew older. He retired from cricket in 1987, though answered a call from Middlesex in 1992 to return for one game because of a chronic injury crisis.

He went on to become successful in the City and he maintained links with his old county, eventually becoming their chairman.
Matthew Engel



Phil Edmonds relaxes © Getty Images



Phil Edmonds bowling against Australia © Getty Images

Apr 1, 1981

Phil Edmonds © Cricinfo Ltd

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