Walter John Edwards AM (born 23 December 1949) is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches and one One Day International in 1974 and 1975.

Wally Edwards
Personal information
Full name
Walter John Edwards
Born (1949-12-23) 23 December 1949 (age 74)
Subiaco, Western Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 271)29 November 1974 v England
Last Test26 December 1974 v England
ODI debut (cap 25)1 January 1975 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973/74–1977/78Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 1 25 8
Runs scored 68 2 1,381 182
Batting average 11.33 2.00 30.68 22.75
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/9 0/2
Top score 30 2 153 54
Balls bowled 1 199 1
Wickets 0 2 0
Bowling average 70.60
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/11
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 16/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 January 2015

He has maintained his links with Australian cricket since retirement, being the vice-president of the Western Australian Cricket Association since 2000 (receiving life membership in 2002) as well as being on the board of Cricket Australia for the past 11 years.[1] He was elected chairman of Cricket Australia in 2011 serving until his resignation in 2015. He was replaced as chairman by David Peever.

Outside cricket

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Outside of cricket Edwards owns Holman Industries a company that manufactures irrigation products.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Cricket Australia: Bio of Wally Edwards
  2. ^ Barrett, C., Jesse Hogan (16 December 2013). "The Tonk: Bob Hawke keeps talking a good game". The Age. Retrieved 28 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ https://www.holmanindustries.com.au/about-us/ [bare URL]
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