Ross Edwards (born 1 December 1942) is a former Australian

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er. Edwards played in 20 Test matches for Australia, playing against

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and

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. He also played in nine

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s including the

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. He was a right-handed

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and superb cover fielder as well as a part-time wicket-keeper. Edwards was born in December 1942 in

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. His father,

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, played twice for

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as a wicket-keeper. In the 1971–72

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season he made four centuries and went to England in 1972 at the age of 29 and got his first chance at

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where he made an unbeaten 170. He made ducks in his next two innings however. In 1974–75 Edwards scored his second century against England when he hit 115 in the

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Test match. He made 99 at Lord's in 1975.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Ross 1942 births Living people Australia One Day International cricketers Australia Test cricketers Cricketers at the 1975 Cricket World Cup New South Wales cricketers Western Australia cricketers World Series Cricket players Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Australian cricketers Sportsmen from Western Australia