Harold Edge

Harold Emerton Edge (8 June 1892 – 24 January 1944) was an English cricketer. Edge was a right-handed batsman who bowled medium pace, although his bowling arm is not known. He was born in Market Drayton, Shropshire.

Harold Edge
Personal information
Full nameHarold Emerton Edge
Born(1892-06-08)8 June 1892
Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Died24 January 1944(1944-01-24) (aged 51)
Winsford, Cheshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1930–1931Denbighshire
1927–1929Wales
1913Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 27
Batting average 6.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 19*
Balls bowled 423
Wickets 4
Bowling average 69.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/115
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 August 2011

Edge made his only first-class appearance for Lancashire against Warwickshire in the 1913 County Championship.[1] In this match, he bowled a total of 29 wicket-less overs, while with the bat he was dismissed in Lancashire's first innings for 3 runs by Percy Jeeves and did not bat in the second innings.[2] He later played first-class cricket for Wales, making the first of his two appearances for Wales in 1927 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In this match, Edge claimed 4 first-innings wickets, taking 4/115. With the bat unbeaten on 19 in the Welsh first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 5 runs by Cyril Ormerod.[3] His second and final first-class appearance for Wales came against the touring South Africans in 1929.[1] Edge went wicket-less in the match, while with the bat he was dismissed for a duck by Quintin McMillan in the Welsh first-innings. He followed this up with the same score and same bowler dismissing him in their second-innings.[4]

He made his debut for Denbighshire in the 1930 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He made ten further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county, the last of which came against Staffordshire in 1931.[5]

He died in Winsford, Cheshire on 24 January 1944.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Harold Edge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. "Lancashire v Warwickshire, 1913 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  3. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Wales, 1927". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  4. "Wales v South Africans, 1929". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Harold Edge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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