Fidel Edwards
 Fidel
Edwards is that special bowling talent West
Indies cricket so badly needs. Short in stature, with a slinging arm
action Edwards generates genuine pace from a
bustling run to the crease. Edwards was first introduced
to Test cricket in spectacular fashion, by captain, Brian Lara, who
plucked him from obscurity after facing him in a net session
in
2003. Edwards did not disappoint and in his first outing, he
produced a five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in Jamaica and sent
tongues instantly wagging.
Edwards also had a dream debut in his first One Day International
against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2003 he bag 6 for 22 from seven overs.
Since then a couple of injuries have only allowed him to stay fit for
24 Tests and a handful of ODIs. In those 24 outings he has pocketed
just over 60 wickets and has made many a batsman uncomfortable with his
slinging action and searing pace.
Fidel Edwards has brought a
refreshing dimension to the West Indies bowling attack, with deliveries
clocked between 90 and 95 miles per hour. He is fiery, in the Jeff
Thomson mould, bowling with a round-arm action he generates genuine
pace and is able to make the ball leave the batsman.
Fidel Edwards Test and
One Day Cricket Statistics
| Full
Name |
Fidel Henderson Edwards |
|
Current
Test Ranking
|
43rd |
| Current
ODI Bowling Ranking |
53rd |
|
Current
Test Rating
|
401 points |
| Current
ODI Bowling Rating |
474 |
|
Highest
Test Rating
|
431
v India, 03/06/2006 |
| Highest
ODI Bowling Rating |
520 v India, 26/05/2006 |
|
Number
of Test
|
25 |
| Number of ODIs |
23 |
|
Test Run Aggregate
|
131 |
| ODI Run Aggregate |
18 |
|
Test
Career Average
|
4.36
|
| ODI
Batting Average |
6.00 |
|
Total Test Wickets
|
63 |
| Total ODI Wickets |
26 |
|
Test Bowling Average
|
44.30 |
| ODI Bowling Average |
32.26 |
|
Test
Centuries
|
0 |
| ODI
Centuries |
0 |
|
Date of Birth
|
February
6, 1982, Gays, St Peter, Barbados |
|
Test Debut
|
West
Indies v Sri Lanka at Kingston - Jun 27-29, 2003 |
|
Last Test Match
|
Pakistan
v West Indies at Lahore - Nov 11-14, 2006 |
|
ODI Debut
|
Zimbabwe v West Indies at
Harare - Nov 29, 2003 |
| Last ODI Match |
England v West Indies at
Ahmedabad - Oct 28, 2006
|
|
Batting
Style
|
Right hand bat |
|
Bowling
Style
|
Right arm fast bowler |
|
|
|
