Scott Edwards
Personal information
Full name
Scott Andrew Edwards
Born (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 27)
Tonga
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 62)1 August 2018 v Nepal
Last ODI12 November 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.35
T20I debut (cap 39)12 June 2018 v Ireland
Last T20I6 November 2022 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.35
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023/24Melbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 46 51 1 57
Runs scored 1,471 614 5 1,635
Batting average 39.75 21.17 5.00 36.33
100s/50s 0/15 0/0 0/0 0/15
Top score 86 42* 5 86
Catches/stumpings 49/8 41/6 5/1 62/9
Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2024

Scott Andrew Edwards (born 23 August 1996) is an Australian - Dutch cricketer who represents the Netherlands.[1][2] He made his first-class debut for the Netherlands against Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 29 November 2017.[3] He made his List A debut against Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 8 December 2017.[4] In June 2022, Edwards was named as the new captain of the Dutch cricket team,[5] after Pieter Seelaar was forced to retire from international cricket due to a long-term back injury.[6] Edwards is the Netherlands' seventh ODI captain.[7]

Early and domestic career

Edwards was born in Tonga, where his father was working at the time, but grew up in Australia and studied at Emmaus College, Melbourne. He qualified for the Netherlands through his Dutch grandmother, and holds dual citizenship of Australia and the Netherlands. In Australia he has played club cricket for Richmond in Victorian Premier Cricket, and previously for Blackburn South Cricket Club and Highton Cricket Club. In Dutch club cricket, he plays for Excelsior '20. Throughout this period, Edwards formed a relationship with former Australian wicket-keeper Ryan Campbell, who later became head coach of the Netherlands Cricket Team in 2017.[8] Edwards was an electrical apprentice before he began playing cricket professionally.[9] He said "It was pretty surreal to be honest, was going about life as an apprentice and then all of a sudden you're playing international cricket coming up against Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis — it was pretty exciting".[9]

In July 2019, Edwards was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[10][11] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[12]

In January 2024, Edwards was called up to play for Melbourne Renegades in the 2023–24 Big Bash League season to replace Joe Clarke.[13]

International career

In June 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series.[14] He made his T20I debut for against Ireland on 12 June 2018.[15]

In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' One Day International (ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal.[16] He made his ODI debut against Nepal on 1 August 2018.[17]

In July 2019, taking part in the 2019 European Cricket League, Edwards achieved the world record for the fastest T10 century and the highest individual T10 score, with 137 not out off 39 balls.[18] In September 2019, he was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[19] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in the Dutch squad.[20] In April 2020, he was one of seventeen Dutch-based cricketers to be named in the team's senior squad.[21] The following month, Edwards was named as the captain of the Netherlands A team ahead of their matches against the Ireland Wolves.[22] In September 2021, Edwards was named in the Dutch squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[23]

In June 2022, Edwards scored three consecutive ODI half centuries against England at VRA Ground, Amsterdam.[24]

In July 2022, Netherlands beat USA in the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier. This sent them through to Round 1 of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.[25] In October 2023, he played a match-winning knock of 78 for the Dutch to defeat South Africa by 38 runs in 2023 Cricket World Cup.[26] Again when his team was in trouble vs Bangladesh he played match winning knock of 68 off 89 to defeat Bangladesh by 87 runs in Eden gardens, Kolkata in 2023 Cricket World Cup[27]

Personal life

In 2022, Edwards was studying for a Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) at Deakin University.[28]

References

  1. ^ "Scott Edwards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Scott Edwards". CricX. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup at Dubai, Nov 29-Dec 2 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "55th Match, ICC World Cricket League Championship at Dubai, Dec 8 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Pieter Seelaar announces retirement due to persistent back injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Captain Pieter Seelaar announces his retirement from international cricket due to persistent back injury". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. ^ Roller, Matt (21 June 2022). "Scott Edwards takes Netherlands captaincy in his stride after mid-series coronation".
  8. ^ Paynter, Jack (7 July 2022). "Best-kept secret: The Dutch's high-flying Aussie import".
  9. ^ a b "ICC World Cup Qualifiers: Monash Tigers wicketkeeper Scott Edwards reflects on rise to international cricket". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. ^ Malcolm, Alex (4 January 2024). "Netherlands captain Scott Edwards called up by Melbourne Renegades". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Three new faces as Netherlands begin post-Borren era". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  15. ^ "1st Match, Netherlands Tri-Nation T20I Series at Rotterdam, Jun 12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Selecties Nederlands XI voor Lord's en Nepal". KNCB. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  17. ^ "1st ODI, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at Amstelveen, Aug 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  18. ^ "European Cricket Family – Q & A with World Record Holder Scott Edwards". European Cricket Network. 10 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Ryan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Team preview: Netherlands". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  21. ^ "Dutch men's squads announced". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Netherlands A: Scott Edwards to lead in Ireland". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Dutch ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  24. ^ Lyall, Rod (20 June 2022). "Scott Edwards again stands out, but England still too strong".
  25. ^ (Podcast) Scott Edwards: "ODI Cricket still the benchmark for Associates", retrieved 23 September 2022
  26. ^ "NED vs SA, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023/24, 15th Match at Dharamsala, October 17, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  27. ^ "BAN vs NED, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023/24, 28th Match at Kolkata, October 28, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  28. ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

Further reading

External links

Netherlands ODI cricket captains
Netherlands T20I cricket captains
Netherlands squad – 2023 Cricket World Cup
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