Brian Ernest Arthur Edmeades (born September 17, 1941) is a former English

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 cricket

Cricket

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er who enjoyed a successful county cricket

County cricket

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 career with Essex between 1961 and 1976. Edmeades was an all rounder who went on to score over 15,000 runs, including 15 centuries, and took and 500 wickets for his county.

Career

A right-hand bat and right-arm medium bowler born in Matlock, Derbyshire in 1941. He begun playing for the Essex Second XI in 1958, impressing enough to be awarded a First XI appearance in 1961 and his full cap in 1965. As a bowler he took 100 wickets in a season

100 wickets in a season

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 in 1966, and he scored over 1,000 runs in a season on five occasions, 1867, 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1975. The last occasion was also his benefit year with Essex, which raised £12,000.

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