Bernard Hedges, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernard Hedges

Welsh cricketer

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1927

Place of Birth: Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Feb-2014

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Bernard Hedges (10 November 1927 – 8 February 2014) was a Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan, making his first-class debut in 1950 and playing his last match in 1967.
He played 422 first-class matches, all of them for Glamorgan. He played most of his cricket as an opening batsman despite starting his career in the middle order.
He scored 17,733 first-class runs at an average of 25.22, with 21 centuries and a highest score of 182.
His best season was 1961, when he scored 2026 runs at an average of 32.15. Hedges was the first player to score a List A century for Glamorgan, doing so in 1963 with an innings of 103 against Somerset, helping Glamorgan to victory in its first List A match.He died at his home on 8 February 2014.