Edward Albert Budgen (9 December 1884 – 6 October 1962) was a South African

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who played

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between 1909 and 1926. He played for South Africa, but not in

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. A right-arm medium-pace bowler, Budgen had an outstanding match for

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in the 1910–11

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, taking 4 for 26 and 7 for 30 (the last seven wickets of the match) in the innings victory over

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. When the

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played Western Province in October 1919, Budgen took 7 for 70 (all of them

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) in the first innings of the match, which the Australians won by two wickets. A month later he was selected to play for

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in the second of the two matches against the AIF XI, and took two wickets, but the Australians won by an innings. Budgen took his best first-class figures in the 1921–22 season. Playing for

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in a Currie Cup match against

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, he took 4 for 63 and 8 for 107, and Orange Free State won by 42 runs.

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* 1884 births 1962 deaths South African cricketers Free State cricketers Western Province cricketers Griqualand West cricketers People from Lesedi Local Municipality {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1880s-stub