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Full name Fidel Henderson Edwards
Born February 6, 1982, Gays, St Peter, Barbados
Current age 26 years 286 days
Major teams West Indies,Barbados,Worcestershire
Also known as Castro
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Relations Half-brother - PT Collins
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
34
57
16
176
21
4.29
729
24.14
0
0
22
2
4
0
ODIs
39
16
11
50
12*
10.00
107
46.72
0
0
4
0
3
0
T20Is
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
First-class
53
84
28
304
40
5.42
0
0
7
0
List A
54
21
15
82
21*
13.66
0
0
6
0
Twenty20
9
2
0
5
5
2.50
9
55.55
0
0
1
0
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
34
58
5767
3854
95
5/36
8/144
40.56
4.00
60.7
2
6
0
ODIs
39
39
1787
1456
52
6/22
6/22
28.00
4.88
34.3
0
2
0
T20Is
5
5
86
102
2
1/14
1/14
51.00
7.11
43.0
0
0
0
First-class
53
8326
5552
157
5/22
35.36
4.00
53.0
6
8
1
List A
54
2484
2012
70
6/22
6/22
28.74
4.85
35.4
0
3
0
Twenty20
9
9
145
164
4
2/32
2/32
41.00
6.78
36.2
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Jun 27-29, 2003 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 12-16, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v West Indies at Harare, Nov 29, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v Australia at Basseterre, Jul 6, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 11, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I
West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 20, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2001/02
Last First-class
West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 12-16, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2003/04
Last List A
West Indies v Australia at Basseterre, Jul 6, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Anguilla v Barbados at Coolidge, Jul 18, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 20, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Fidel Edwards had an extraordinary international beginning, the kind that can either haunt or add lustre to a career. Spotted in the nets by Brian Lara, Edwards was called up for his Test debut after just one match for Barbados, and promptly took five wickets against Sri Lanka in Jamaica in June 2003. He added five in his first overseas Test, and six in his first one-day international. With a round-arm action not unlike Jeff Thomson's, which has left him vulnerable to back strains, he is more of a protégé of his neighbour Corey Collymore than his half-brother Pedro Collins. He bowls fast, can swing the ball and get reverse swing, but insists that he doesn't go for out-and-out pace. Which is just as well, because he will have to learn that pace without control leads straight to the boundary at international level.
That was very much the case, however, and despite regular chances at Test level, he rarely has shown enough control to be a match-winner and the selectors appeared to be growing weary, although they did draft him into the squad to tour England in 2007. He bowled well in the Chester-le-Street Test but was fined for swearing too loudly, and an unproductive series in South Africa followed. He lost his spot for the first Test against Sri Lanka, was recalled in Trinidad and grabbed five wickets to help West Indies draw the series. At one-day level he was given a long run in 2006 but axed towards the end of the year after failing to shine at the Champions Trophy. Edwards was not needed at the World Cup but, on his ODI recall, he blasted through England with 5 for 45 at Lord's. Vaneisa Baksh May 2008
