George Edwards (cricketer)

George Alexander Edwards (born 29 July 1992) is an English cricketer, who most recently played for Lancashire.

George Edwards

Personal information
Full name	George Alexander Edwards
Born	(1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 33) Lambeth, London, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011–2014	Surrey (squad no. 56)
2015–2016	Lancashire (squad no. 22)
FC debut	11 May 2011 Surrey v Cambridge MCCU
LA debut	26 August 2013 Surrey v Durham
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 4 5 18 Runs scored 56 9 3 Batting average 14.00 – – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 19 8* 2* Balls bowled 602 162 344 Wickets 8 2 27 Bowling average 43.25 100.50 18.85 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/44 1/29 4/20 Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 September 2016

Edwards is the fifth of six children born to Dennis (1956-2012) and Anne Edwards (b. 1955). He was named after the West Indian cricketer George Headley. He came through the ranks of Surrey, making his first-class debut in 2011 against Cambridge MCCU.^[1] He was selected for an ECB training camp in February 2013.^[2]

Edwards along with Jack Winslade was released by Surrey towards the end of the 2014 season, with the agreement they could join the MCC Young Cricketers for the 2015 campaign.^[3] However, in November 2014 Edwards signed a two-year deal with Lancashire.^[4]