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Full name Fidel Henderson Edwards
Born February 6, 1982, Gays, St Peter, Barbados
Current age 26 years 170 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

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

176

4.29

729

24.14

ODIs

12*

10.00

107

46.72

T20Is

First-class

304

5.42

List A

21*

13.66

Twenty20

2.50

55.55

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

5767

3854

5/36

8/144

40.56

4.00

60.7

ODIs

1787

1456

6/22

28.00

4.88

34.3

T20Is

102

1/14

51.00

7.11

43.0

First-class

8326

5552

157

5/22

35.36

4.00

53.0

List A

2484

2012

6/22

28.74

4.85

35.4

Twenty20

145

164

2/32

41.00

6.78

36.2

Career statistics

Test debut

West Indies v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Jun 27-29, 2003 scorecard

Last Test

West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 12-16, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Zimbabwe v West Indies at Harare, Nov 29, 2003 scorecard

Last ODI

West Indies v Australia at Basseterre, Jul 6, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 11, 2007 scorecard

Last T20I

West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 20, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

2001/02

Last First-class

West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 12-16, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

2003/04

Last List A

West Indies v Australia at Basseterre, Jul 6, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Anguilla v Barbados at Coolidge, Jul 18, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 20, 2008 scorecard

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

Jul 6, 2008

Denesh Ramdin and Fidel Edwards celebrate the wicket of Shaun Marsh © AFP

Jul 2, 2008

Fidel Edwards and Kemar Roach prepare to bowl at a net session © AFP

Jun 20, 2008

Portrait of Fidel Edwards © DigicelCricket.com/Brooks La Touche Photography

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