1. Philippe-Henri Edmonds was born on 8 March 1951 and is a former cricketer who represented England at international level and Middlesex at county level.
19 Facts About Phil Edmonds
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Phil Edmonds was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
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Phil Edmonds was renowned as one of the most entertaining and colourful characters in the game, whose mood could range from abrasive to charming, and remained a strong-minded and free-spirited individual throughout his career.
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Phil Edmonds's father was a British businessman and his mother was from Belgium.
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Phil Edmonds moved to England in 1966 and completed his secondary education at the Skinners' School and then Cranbrook School in Kent before enrolling at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, as a student of land economy.
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Phil Edmonds made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Warwickshire on 24 April 1971.
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Phil Edmonds opened the batting, making 10 and 3, and bowled without success as Warwickshire won by 109 runs.
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Phil Edmonds made his debut for England in the third Test of the 1975 Ashes series at Headingley.
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Phil Edmonds proceeded to bat aggressively but sensibly, supported by Mike Gatting and Fred Titmus.
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Phil Edmonds then took two catches to help hinder Northamptonshire's run chase, turning what earlier looked like a sizeable defeat into a draw.
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Phil Edmonds went further with the bat later that season in a match for T N Pearce's XI against the touring West Indies cricket team, recording his first first-class century, 103 not out.
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Phil Edmonds starred with the ball in this game in a rare defeat for the West Indies on this tour, taking 9 for 98 in the match.
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From his 1975 debut Test until his last one, against Pakistan in 1987, Phil Edmonds only played 51 out of a possible 126 Tests for England.
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Phil Edmonds, fielding at square leg, produced a copy of The Daily Telegraph and proceeded to read.
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In spite of his success in his debut Test, Phil Edmonds only played one more Test over the next two years.
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Phil Edmonds played in 29 one-day internationals for England, including England's first appearance in a world cup final in 1979, where he returned the best bowling figures of any England bowler, although on the losing side against the West Indies.
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Phil Edmonds had been serving as a member of Middlesex' selection committee and volunteered to replace Phil Tufnell, who was recovering from an appendix operation.
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Since retiring from cricket, Phil Edmonds has enjoyed a successful career in business, serving as chairman of Middlesex Holdings, White Nile Petroleum Company and Middlesex County Cricket Club.
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Phil Edmonds was married to the author Frances Edmonds between 1976 and 2007.