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Full name Ben Matthew Edmondson
Born September 28, 1978, Southport, Queensland
Current age 29 years 282 days
Major teams Denmark,Western Australia
Nickname Edo
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
1.85 m
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
45
49
24
125
18
5.00
558
22.40
0
0
13
0
List A
24
14
9
24
4*
4.80
0
0
3
0
Twenty20
18
4
3
6
2*
6.00
9
66.66
0
0
0
0
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
45
7996
5290
167
7/95
31.67
3.96
47.8
6
3
1
List A
24
1241
1013
39
5/39
5/39
25.97
4.89
31.8
1
1
0
Twenty20
18
18
397
483
26
4/14
4/14
18.57
7.29
15.2
1
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
2003/04
Last First-class
Western Australia v Tasmania at Perth, Mar 7-10, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2003/04
Last List A
Queensland v Western Australia at Brisbane, Feb 16, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Jan 13, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Ben Edmondson jumped from being a handy fast man to one of the Pura Cup's most dangerous bowlers last season. Only Ben Hilfenhaus and Andy Bichel took more wickets than Edmondson's 41 at 29.95 and he was also threatening in his six one-day games with 12 victims at 22.41. Edmondson's speed and ability to swing the ball suited the conditions at Hobart where he humiliated Tasmania with 6 for 28 as they were dismissed for 94. He collected another four in the second innings to record his first ten-wicket match. Edmondson continued to work on his bowling in the 2007 off-season with a stint at Gloucestershire.
He originally accepted an invitation from Western Australia when he was languishing in the Queensland fast-bowling queue, and five days after landing he was in the Warriors' Pura Cup team as a mid-match replacement. He took three wickets in the final session and by the end of that season he had 28 victims at 31.61 and a reputation for speed as well as an occasional lack of direction. The former Queenslander also played a part in knocking over his old side in a dramatic ING Cup final victory that he lists as his biggest moment in sport. The following summer he led his state's wicket list with 29 in seven games and figured in the Prime Minister's XI, while 2005-06 ended in him earning a spot at the mature-age Academy after taking 24 Pura Cup wickets at 33.79. Originally from Townsville, Edmondson was a state representative through the under-age and youth ranks and in 2003 represented Denmark in a one-day game against Scotland.
Peter English July 2007
