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Full name Philippe-Henri Edmonds
Born March 8, 1951, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia
Current age 57 years 255 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
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
51
65
15
875
64
17.50
2283
38.32
0
2
84
9
42
0
ODIs
29
18
7
116
20
10.54
232
50.00
0
0
7
0
6
0
First-class
391
495
91
7651
142
18.93
3
22
345
0
List A
301
215
60
2467
63*
15.91
0
2
89
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
51
84
12028
4273
125
7/66
7/66
34.18
2.13
96.2
9
2
0
ODIs
29
27
1534
965
26
3/39
3/39
37.11
3.77
59.0
0
0
0
First-class
391
85961
31981
1246
8/53
25.66
2.23
68.9
47
9
List A
301
13467
8113
323
5/12
5/12
25.11
3.61
41.6
4
2
0
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
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
