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Full name | George Alexander Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lambeth, London, England | 29 July 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Surrey (squad no. 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Lancashire (squad no. 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 11 May 2011 Surrey v Cambridge MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 26 August 2013 Surrey v Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,24 September 2016 |
George Alexander Edwards (born 29 July 1992) is an English cricketer,who most recently played for Lancashire.
Edwards is the fifth of six children born to Dennis (1956-2012) and Anne Edwards (b. 1955). He was named after the West Indian cricketer George Headley. He came through the ranks of Surrey,making his first-class debut in 2011 against Cambridge MCCU. [1] He was selected for an ECB training camp in February 2013. [2]
Edwards along with Jack Winslade was released by Surrey towards the end of the 2014 season,with the agreement they could join the MCC Young Cricketers for the 2015 campaign. [3] However,in November 2014 Edwards signed a two-year deal with Lancashire. [4]
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