Edward Ede Sr.
Edward Lee Ede (22 February 1834 – 7 July 1908) was an English first-class cricketer. Ede was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm underarm.
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| Full name | Edward Lee Ede | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1834 Itchen, Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 July 1908 (aged 74) Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm underarm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Edward Ede Jr. (Son), George Ede (Twin brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1861 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1864–1870 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward and his twin brother, George Ede were both educated at Abingdon School, from 1845-1851. Ede made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1861 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Ede was a member of the Hampshire county club team that made its first-class debut in 1864 against local rivals Sussex. His twin brother, George also played in this fixture. Ede played in sixteen first-class fixtures for the county club. With his underarm bowling he took 15 wickets at an average of 25.46, with best bowling figures of 4/79. Ede's highest first-class batting score of 49 came against Kent in 1867, with Ede batting at number ten in that innings.
Ede's final first-class appearance for Hampshire came against Lancashire in 1870.
Ede died in Southampton, Hampshire on 7 July 1908.
Family
Ede's twin brother George played for Hampshire and was a part of the first team that represented the county club in first-class cricket, as well as being the first Hampshire captain. Ede's son, Edward Ede Jr., also played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 14 first-class matches between 1902 and 1906.
See also
External links
- Edward Ede at Cricinfo
- Edward Ede at CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for Edward Ede