Cyril Edge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cyril Edge

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1916

Place of Birth: Ashton-under-Lyne, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1985

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Cyril Arthur Edge (14 December 1916 – 5 October 1985) was an English cricketer.
Edge was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
He was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. Edge made his first-class debut for Lancashire against Worcestershire at Old Trafford in the 1936 County Championship.
He made seven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Essex in the 1938 County Championship.
In his eight first-class appearances for Lancashire, he took 25 wickets at an average of 30.36, with best figures of 4/71.
A poor batsman, he scored just 2 runs from five innings, averaging 0.66.
He also represented the Lancashire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship, which allowed him to represent a combined Minor Counties team against the touring West Indians at Lord's in 1939.
Batting first, the West Indians made 370 all out, with Edge taking figures of 4/97 from sixteen overs.
The Minor Counties responded in their first-innings by making 310 all out, with Edge himself ending the innings not out on 15, his highest score in first-class cricket.
In their second-innings, the West Indians were reached 138/4, with edge bowling five wicketless overs.
The match ended as a draw.He died at Ormskirk, Lancashire, on 5 October 1985.