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Full name Fidel Henderson Edwards
Born February 6, 1982, Gays, St Peter, Barbados
Current age 26 years 101 days
Major teams West Indies, Barbados, Worcestershire
Also known as Castro
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Relations Half-brother - PT Collins

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	31	52	14	160	21	4.21	660	24.24	0	0	19	2	4
ODIs	35	13	9	42	12*	10.50	95	44.21	0	0	3	0	3
T20Is	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
First-class	50	79	26	288	40	5.43			0	0			7
List A	50	18	13	74	21*	14.80			0	0			6
Twenty20	8	2	0	5	5	2.50	9	55.55	0	0	1	0	0

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	31	52	5114	3477	80	5/36	6/38	43.46	4.07	63.9	2	5	0
ODIs	35	35	1619	1260	46	6/22	6/22	27.39	4.66	35.1	0	2	0
T20Is	4	4	74	90	2	1/14	1/14	45.00	7.29	37.0	0	0	0
First-class	50		7673	5175	142	5/22		36.44	4.04	54.0	6	7	1
List A	50		2316	1816	64	6/22	6/22	28.37	4.70	36.1	0	3	0
Twenty20	8	8	133	152	4	2/32	2/32	38.00	6.85	33.2	0	0	0

Career statistics
Test debut	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Jun 27-29, 2003 scorecard
Last Test	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v West Indies at Harare, Nov 29, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 12, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 11, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I	South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	2001/02
Last First-class	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	2003/04
Last List A	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 12, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Anguilla v Barbados at Coolidge, Jul 18, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard

Profile

Fidel Edwards had an extraordinary international beginning, the kind that can either haunt or add lustre to a career. Spotted in the nets by Brian Lara, Edwards was called up for his Test debut after just one match for Barbados, and promptly took five wickets against Sri Lanka in Jamaica in June 2003. He added five in his first overseas Test, and six in his first one-day international. With a round-arm action not unlike Jeff Thomson's, which has left him vulnerable to back strains, he is more of a protégé of his neighbour Corey Collymore than his half-brother Pedro Collins. He bowls fast, can swing the ball and get reverse swing, but insists that he doesn't go for out-and-out pace. Which is just as well, because he will have to learn that pace without control leads straight to the boundary at international level.

That was very much the case, however, and despite regular chances at Test level, he rarely has shown enough control to be a match-winner and the selectors appeared to be growing weary, although they did draft him into the squad to tour England in 2007. He bowled well in the Chester-le-Street Test but was fined for swearing too loudly, and an unproductive series in South Africa followed. He lost his spot for the first Test against Sri Lanka, was recalled in Trinidad and grabbed five wickets to help West Indies draw the series. At one-day level he was given a long run in 2006 but axed towards the end of the year after failing to shine at the Champions Trophy. Edwards was not needed at the World Cup but, on his ODI recall, he blasted through England with 5 for 45 at Lord's.
Vaneisa Baksh May 2008

Apr 10, 2008

Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Fidel Edwards run off after West Indies' one-wicket win
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Apr 4, 2008

Fidel Edwards took 4 for 84 in the first innings
© AFP

Apr 3, 2008

Fidel Edwards watches as a ball sails to the boundary
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