| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Edwin Emerson Rodwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 1921 Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 February 2011 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-48–1955-56 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 March 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edwin Emerson Rodwell, MM (12 April 1921 – 27 February 2011) was an Australian soldier, cricket player, umpire, commentator and administrator. He fought in World War II, in New Guinea, and Borneo, and was awarded the Military Medal. Rodwell was an opening batsman and a prolific run-scorer at club level, and represented Tasmania on 15 occasions at first-class level, captaining the side five times between 1950 and 1951 and 1955–56. He also played three times for a first-class "Tasmania Combined XI". During his captaincy Tasmania won their first first-class match after a winless period of over 20 years, making him the first successful Tasmanian captain since Jim Atkinson in the early 1930s.[1]