Fidel Edwards

Fidel Edwards
Fidel Edwards, in Australia (2011)
Personal information
Full name
Fidel Henderson Edwards
Born (1982-02-06) 6 February 1982 (age 42)
St Peter, Barbados
NicknameCastro
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast
RoleBowler
RelationsPedro Collins (half-brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 253)27 June 2003 v Sri Lanka
Last Test21 November 2012 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 119)29 November 2003 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI26 May 2009 v England
T20I debut (cap 19)11 September 2007 v South Africa
Last T20I10 July 2021 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02–2014/15Barbados
2009Deccan Chargers
2011/2012Sydney Thunder
2011/12Dolphins
2013Rangpur Riders
2013–2014Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel
2015–2019Hampshire (squad no. 20)
2015St Lucia Zouks
2015Sylhet Super Stars
2019Warwickshire (loan)
2020–2021Jamaica Tallawahs
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 55 50 26 138
Runs scored 394 73 11 789
Batting average 6.56 9.12 5.50 6.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 30 13 7* 40
Balls bowled 9,602 2,138 438 21,530
Wickets 165 60 20 455
Bowling average 37.87 30.20 30.85 30.22
5 wickets in innings 12 2 0 27
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 2
Best bowling 7/87 6/22 3/23 7/87
Catches/stumpings 10/– 4/– 5/– 26/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  West Indies
ICC Champions Trophy
Runner-up 2006 India
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Winner 2012 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 July 2021

Fidel Henderson Edwards (born 6 February 1982) is a Barbadian cricketer, who played all formats of the game. A pace bowler, his round-arm action is "not unlike" that of former fast bowler Jeff Thomson but similar to the bowling action of Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka.[1] He was spotted in the nets by Brian Lara and was called up for his Test debut against Sri Lanka after just one match for Barbados. Edwards was a member of the West Indies team that won the 2012 T20 World Cup.

Despite a promising start to his Test career, he has been injury prone and inconsistent. With an average of just under 40 in Test cricket, he has struggled to fulfil his early potential.

He is the half brother of Pedro Collins.

  1. ^ "Fidel Edwards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2012.