Neil Edwards (born 14 October 1983) is an English cricketer who played for

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

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. He is a left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Edwards was born in Treliske near

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, Cornwall. He scored 213 for Cornwall under-19s against Dorset when only 16 years old and played for

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in the

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in 2000. He toured Australia with the England under-19s in 2002–03 and represented England under-19s in 2003. He made his debut for the Somerset 2nd XI in 2001, his first-class debut for

against West Indies 'A' in 2002 and his

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debut in 2003. His maiden first-class century was 160 against

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in 2003. He played regularly for Somerset in the second half of the 2006 season and ended that season with a career average of 31 in 24 first-class matches. In the first match of the 2007 season against Loughborough UCCE he scored 212 in 322 minutes. In 2007–2008 he played in Australia for

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club side Richmond CC On 3 August 2009, he opted not to take up the offer of an extended contract at

, and instead moved to

for the 2010 season. He retired from 1st class cricket at the end of the 2012 season. During 2012, he played club cricket for Plumtree CC in the Nottinghamshire Premier League.

References

External links

Cricinfo player profile
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