Stephen James Edwards (born 23 June 1951) is a former English

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er. Edwards was a right-handed batsman who bowled both slow left-arm orthodox and left-arm medium pace. He was born in Highgate,

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. Edwards made his debut for

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in the 1985

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against the Somerset Second XI. Edwards played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1985 to 1992, which included 33 Minor Counties Championship matches and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1987, he made his

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debut against

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in the NatWest Trophy. He played 2 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against

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in the

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. He also played a single List A match for the combined Minor Counties cricket team in the

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against

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. In total, Edwards played 4 List A matches, scoring 29 runs and taking 3 wickets at a

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of 41.33, with best figures of 2/14. He also played Second XI cricket for the Essex Second XI in 1976.

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