Bruce Edgar

Bruce Edgar
Personal information
Full name
Bruce Adrian Edgar
Born23 November 1956 (1956-11-23) (age 67)
Wellington, New Zealand
NicknameBootsy
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicketkeeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 143)27 July 1978 v England
Last Test21 August 1986 v England
ODI debut (cap 30)17 July 1978 v England
Last ODI18 July 1986 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1976/77–1989/90Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 39 64 175 119
Runs scored 1,958 1,814 11,304 3,893
Batting average 30.59 30.74 40.22 37.79
100s/50s 3/12 1/10 24/61 4/22
Top score 161 102* 203 147*
Balls bowled 18 12 164 18
Wickets 0 0 2 0
Bowling average 46.99
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/0
Catches/stumpings 14/– 12/– 94/1 31/0
Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2017

Bruce Adrian Edgar (born 23 November 1956) is a former cricketer who represented New Zealand in both Test and One Day International (ODI) format. A chartered accountant by profession, Edgar played as a left-handed opening batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper during one of New Zealand's most successful eras in international cricket. He gained respect across the cricket world for his courage against the fastest bowlers of his era (which included greats like Imran Khan, Michael Holding, Bob Willis and Dennis Lillee), his classically straight batting technique, and his outstanding teamwork.

In 1981, Edgar became the first cricketer to be unbeaten on 99 in an ODI innings[1][2]

  1. ^ "Records | One-Day Internationals | Batting records | 99 not out (and 199, 299 etc) | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. ^ "1st ODI: New Zealand v India at Auckland, Feb 14, 1981 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2017.