Edward Whitfield (cricketer)

Edward Walter Whitfield (1911-1996) was an English cricketer active from 1930 to 1946 who played for Surrey in the 1930s and then for Northamptonshire (Northants) in 1946 only.[1]

Whitfield was born in Stockwell, London on 31 May 1911 and died in Brighton on 10 August 1996. Whitfield appeared in 125 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. He scored 3,995 runs with a highest score of 198, one of six centuries, and took 35 wickets with a best performance of four for 63.[2]

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  1. ^ "Obituaries in 1996". Wisden. 6 December 2005.
  2. ^ Edward Whitfield at CricketArchive