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Full name | David Baxter Edmonds | ||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 10 November 1907||||||||||||||
Died | 6 January 1950 Balmoral, Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 42)||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1933/34–1946/47 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2021 |
David Edmonds (10 November 1907 – 6 January 1950) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eleven first-class matches for Auckland as a wicket-keeper between 1933 and 1947.[1][2]
In January 1950, while living in the Auckland suburb of Balmoral and working as a machinist, Edmonds was found at his home suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. He was taken to hospital and died there a few hours later.[3] His death was recorded as suicide.[4]