| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gareth John Maldwyn Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1976 St Asaph, Flintshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Wales Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gareth John Maldwyn Edwards (born 13 November 1976) is a former Welsh cricketer. Edwards was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in St Asaph, Flintshire. He studied geography at University College London.[1]
Edwards played a single Youth Test for England Under-19s against Zimbabwe Under-19s on England's tour of Zimbabwe in 1995/96.[2] Having played in the Glamorgan Second XI since 1994, Edwards made his only first-class appearance for Glamorgan against Oxford University in 1997.[3] In this match he did not bat in either Glamorgan innings, while with the ball he bowled 9 wicket-less overs.[4]
In 1998, he made 2 Minor Counties Championship appearances for Wales Minor Counties against Shropshire and Cornwall,[5] and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance against Hertfordshire.[6] Following the end of his cricket career, he moved to Manchester where he worked for the BBC as a researcher for A Question of Sport.[1]