Geoffrey Broadbent Edge (17 August 1911 – 31 May 1996) was an English cricketer. Edge was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Wimbledon, Surrey.
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| Full name | Geoffrey Broadbent Edge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1911 Wimbledon, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 May 1996 (aged 84) Stockport, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1942/43 | Europeans (India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937–1939 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edge made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire against Northumberland in the 1937 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire in 1937 and 1939, making a total of seven appearances, the last of which came against Durham.[1] While in the British Raj during World War II, Edge made a single first-class appearance for the Europeans against the Indians in the 1942/43 Madras Presidency Match.[2] The Indians won the toss and elected to bat first, making 268 all out. In their first-innings, the Europeans made 242 all out, with Edge, who opened the batting, making 4 runs before being dismissed by C. R. Rangachari. In their second-innings, the Indians were dismissed for 117, leaving the Europeans to chase 144 to win. Once again opening the batting, Edge shared in a 51 run opening stand for the first wicket with C. P. Johnstone, before Edge was dismissed for 31 by T. S. Parankusam. The Europeans went on to win the match by 8 wickets.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Geoffrey Edge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Edge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Europeans v Indians, 1942/43 Madras Presidency Match". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
External links
edit- Geoffrey Edge at ESPNcricinfo
- Geoffrey Edge at CricketArchive