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{{short description|Barbadian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Fidel Edwards
| image = Fidel Edwards (1).jpg
| caption = Fidel Edwards, in Australia (2011)
| country = West Indies

| full_name = Fidel Henderson Edwards
| nickname = Castro
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|2|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Saint Peter, Barbados|St Peter]], [[Barbados]]
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm = 1.8
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| family = [[Pedro Collins]] (half-brother)
| internationalspan = 2003–2021
| international = true
| testdebutdate = 27 June
| testdebutyear = 2003
| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| testcap = 253
| lasttestdate = 21 November
| lasttestyear = 2012
| lasttestagainst = Bangladesh
| odidebutdate = 29 November
| odidebutyear = 2003
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 119
| lastodidate = 26 May
| lastodiyear = 2009
| lastodiagainst = England
| T20Idebutdate = 11 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2007
| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Icap = 19
| lastT20Idate = 10 July
| lastT20Iyear = 2021
| lastT20Iagainst = Australia

| club1 = [[Barbados cricket team|Barbados]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2001/02–2014/15}}
| club2 = [[Deccan Chargers]]
| year2 = 2009
| club3 = [[Sydney Thunder]]
| year3 = 2011/2012
| club4 = [[Dolphins (South African cricket team)|Dolphins]]
| year4 = 2011/12
| club5 = [[Rangpur Riders]]
| year5 = 2013
| club6 = [[Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel]]
| year6 = 2013–2014
| club7 = [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]
| year7 = 2015–2019
| clubnumber7 = 20
| club8 = [[St Lucia Zouks]]
| year8 = 2015
| club9 = [[Sylhet Super Stars]]
| year9 = 2015
| club10 = → [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] <small>(loan)</small>
| year10 = 2019
| club11 = [[Jamaica Tallawahs]]
| year11 = 2020–2021
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 55
| runs1 = 394
| bat avg1 = 6.56
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 30
| deliveries1 = 9,602
| wickets1 = 165
| bowl avg1 = 37.87
| fivefor1 = 12
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 7/87
| catches/stumpings1 = 10/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 50
| runs2 = 73
| bat avg2 = 9.12
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 13
| deliveries2 = 2,138
| wickets2 = 60
| bowl avg2 = 30.20
| fivefor2 = 2
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/22
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 26
| runs3 = 11
| bat avg3 = 5.50
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 7[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 438
| wickets3 = 20
| bowl avg3 = 30.85
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/23
| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 138
| runs4 = 789
| bat avg4 = 6.80
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 40
| deliveries4 = 21,530
| wickets4 = 455
| bowl avg4 = 30.22
| fivefor4 = 27
| tenfor4 = 2
| best bowling4 = 7/87
| catches/stumpings4 = 26/–
| date = 10 July
| year = 2021
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/51782.html ESPNcricinfo
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{cr|WIN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Champions Trophy]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2006 ICC Champions Trophy|2006 India]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012 Sri Lanka]]|}}
}}
'''Fidel Henderson Edwards''' (born 6 February 1982) is a Barbadian [[cricket]]er, who played all formats of the game. A pace bowler, his round-arm action is "not unlike" that of former fast bowler [[Jeff Thomson]] but similar to the bowling action of [[Lasith Malinga]] of [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/51782.html |title=Fidel Edwards |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> He was spotted in the nets by [[Brian Lara]] and was called up for his Test debut against [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] after just one match for [[Barbados]]. Edwards was a member of the West Indies team that won the [[2012 T20 World Cup]].

Despite a promising start to his Test career, he has been injury prone and inconsistent. With an average of just under 40 in Test cricket, he has struggled to fulfil his early potential.

He is the half brother of [[Pedro Collins]].

==Domestic and T20 franchise career==
The experienced campaigner who also plays in the Bangladesh Premier League was bought by Rajasthan Royals in players auction for IPL 2013 for US$210,000. On 6 February 2009 the IPL franchise of Deccan Chargers bought Edwards for $150,000. His club team in Barbados is [[YMPC Cricket Club|YMPC]].<ref name=YMPC>{{cite news|title=MPC rewards Barbados under-15 cricketers|url=http://www.caribbeansportsnetwork.com/cms/sunday-league/1948-ympc-rewards-barbados-under-15-cricketers|access-date=5 July 2011|newspaper=Caribbean Sports Network|date=26 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006161151/http://www.caribbeansportsnetwork.com/cms/sunday-league/1948-ympc-rewards-barbados-under-15-cricketers|archive-date=6 October 2011}}</ref>

Edwards was bought for $60,000 by [[Khulna Royal Bengals]] to play in the newly formed [[Bangladesh Premier League]] to be held in February 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/547222.html |title=Bangladesh Premier League to begin on February 9 |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=28 December 2011 |access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/DOWNLOAD/0000/0091/BPL_list.pdf |title=Bangladesh Premier League: players standing after auction |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref>

Edwards made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut on 1 February 2002, playing for [[Barbados national cricket team|Barbados]] against the [[Windward Islands cricket team|Windward Islands]]. In the first innings he opened the bowling with [[Tino Best]]; he had to wait until the second to take his only wicket in the match, that of [[Junior Murray]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/74/74014.html |title=f46351 Barbados v Windward Islands: Busta Cup 2001/02 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref> The Barbados squad had plenty of fast bowlers, with the likes of Best, [[Pedro Collins]], [[Corey Collymore]], [[Vasbert Drakes]], and [[Ian Bradshaw]], who all had international experience by mid-2003.

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the [[2018 Global T20 Canada|inaugural edition]] of the [[Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref name="Squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-league-full-squads-announced/ |title=Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced |work=CricTracker |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref> He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for the Winnipeg Hawks, with eleven dismissals in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12456;team=6540;type=tournament |title=Global T20 Canada 2018, Winnipeg Hawks: Batting and Bowling Averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> In July 2020, he was named in the [[Jamaica Tallawahs]] squad for the [[2020 Caribbean Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29417692/nabi,-lamichhane,-dunk-earn-big-cpl-2020-draft |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>

In April 2021, he was signed by [[Peshawar Zalmi]] to play in the rescheduled matches in the [[2021 Pakistan Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/psl-2021-replacement-draft-lahore-qalandars-bag-shakib-al-hasan-quetta-gladiators-sign-andre-russell-1261441 |title=Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
===Impressive debuts===
Strong competition and injury meant Edwards struggled for selection. However, the selectors had monitored his development and in May that year Edwards impressed batsman [[Brian Lara]] while bowling in the nets. On the basis of the potential he showed, Edwards was included for the West Indies Test against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] the following month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/129918.html |title=Fidel Edwards included in second Test squad |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=25 June 2003 |access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/129978.html |title=Richards defends inclusion of Edwards |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=27 June 2003 |access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref> Edwards made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]], making 5 not out and returning with bowling figures of 5/36 and 1/54 in a winning West Indian effort.<ref name="espncricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64035.html |title=2nd Test: West Indies v Sri Lanka at Kingston, June 27–29, 2003 |access-date=13 December 2011|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In his second first-class match,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/129990.html |title=Fidel Edwards enjoys fairytale debut |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=27 June 2003 |access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref> he produced the third-best bowling figures by a West Indies player on debut.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/130005.html |title=Edwards delivers third-best WI performance on debut |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=28 June 2003 |access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref>

In One Day Internationals, his debut was against [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]] on 29 November 2003 at [[Harare]], taking career-best figures of [[List of ODI cricketers who have taken five wickets on debut|6/22 off 7 overs]]. As of January 2015, he is the only player to have taken 6 wickets on their [[One Day International|ODI]] debut and he is only the second player after [[Tony Dodemaide]] to have taken 5 wicket hauls in both his test and ODI debuts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64851.html|title=West Indies tour of Zimbabwe, 4th ODI: Zimbabwe v West Indies at Harare, Nov 29, 2003|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date= 17 January 2015}}</ref>

===Injuries===
During the subsequent tour of South Africa he picked up an injury to his shins, which Edwards felt badly affected his bowling in South Africa. In four Tests against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], he managed eight wickets while conceding 648 runs.<ref name=bicycle>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/139674.html |title=Fidel rides the bicycle |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=3 March 2004 |access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref>

On 21 December 2008 Edwards picked up a career best 7 for 87 against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at the [[McLean Park]] in [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]. In so doing he claimed his 100th test wicket, a caught and bowled to dismiss top order batsman [[Tim McIntosh (cricketer)|Tim McIntosh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cozier |first=Tony |date=2008-12-21 |title=Missing the moment |url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/12/21/sports/missing-the-moment/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Stabroek News |language=en-us}}</ref>

In the June [[2009 ICC World Twenty20]], Edwards suffered a back injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409655.html |title=Edwards likely to miss semi-final |first=Andrew |last=Miller |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=18 June 2009 |access-date=28 May 2012}}</ref> He suffered a recurrence of the injury when he played for the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League in October of that year. Consequently, his central contract was not renewed and Edwards later underwent back surgery.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/455266.html |title=We can't afford to rush Edwards – Gibson |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 April 2010 |access-date=28 May 2012}}</ref>

===Comeback===
[[File:Fidel Edwards (9).jpg|275px|thumb|left|Fidel Edwards bowling against Australia, during [[2009 ICC World Twenty20]] tournament]]
In the 2010–11 West Indian cricket season, Edwards made his comeback from injury, taking 22 wickets from 6 matches for Barbados at a cost of 23.77 runs. Having proved his fitness, Edwards was called into the West Indies squad for the first Test against Pakistan in May 2011, almost two years after he was sidelined with a back injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/514365.html |title=Fit again, Fidel Edwards ready for comeback |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=9 May 2011 |access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> Though included in the squad, he had to wait until India [[Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 2011|toured in June]] before returning to the side. Though he was apprehensive ahead of the first Test, he troubled the Indian batsmen and took four wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2011/content/story/520024.html |title='We'll look to get at least 400' – Edwards |first=Sriram |last=Veera |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=20 June 2011 |access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref>

During the [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2011–12|Windies' 2011 tour of India]], Edwards took his 150th test wicket, dismissing [[Sachin Tendulkar]] LBW for seven, in the first match of the test series held at Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Luigi |date=2011-11-13 |title=Fidel targets Sachin |url=https://www.nationnews.com/2011/11/13/fidel-targets-sachin/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=www.nationnews.com |publisher=[[The Daily Nation (Barbados)|Nation News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2012 the [[West Indies Cricket Board]] announced that while Edwards was considered whenever Test and T20I teams were selected, he was overlooked in ODIs to manage his workload;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/556473.html |title=Tino Best recalled for Australia ODIs |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=6 March 2012 |access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref> he has not played an ODI since 2009.

Edwards last played a [[One Day International]] in 2009, and the [[West Indies Cricket Board]] manages his workload to avoid further injuring him. A back injury incurred during the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20]] prevented Edwards from playing international cricket until 2011.

In February 2021, Edwards made his comeback to [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies national team]] after 8 years as he was named in the T20I squad for [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricbouncer.com/chris-gayle-and-fidel-edwards-return-to-west-indies-squad-for-t20i-series-vs-sri-lanka |title=Chris Gayle and Fidel Edwards return to West Indies squad for T20I series vs Sri Lanka |work=CricBouncer |date=27 February 2021 |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref>

==Playing style==
Discussing his round-arm bowling action in 2004, Edwards remarked "I never copied anyone, its just natural. People feel it's a very difficult action but its like riding a bicycle. And the main advantage I get bowling in that fashion is I can swing the ball more, especially the old one. Yes, at times the swing is too wide and a few more extras are added, but I am coping with that."<ref name=bicycle/> His bowling speed is around the late 80s and early 90s mph. His fastest was clocked at 157.7 km/h in 2003.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1H5UvS34wc TOP 10 Fastest Bowlers in Current Cricket]</ref>

While his statistics attest to him being a genuine tailender, Edwards has helped save the West Indies in three Test matches during his career, forming frustrating last wicket partnerships. The first instance came against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2003, where he hung in for 33 balls to deny the African nation a rare victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78288.html|title=Zimbabwe v West Indies 2003/04| publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> In 2006, Edwards remained at the crease for 36 balls at the Antigua Recreation Ground, with India unable to claim the final wicket,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/85/85566.html|title=West Indies v India 2006| publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> while in 2009 he prevented England from a win at the same ground by remaining unbeaten on five after 26 deliveries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/211/211453.html|title=West Indies v England 2008/09| publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of West Indies cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut]]

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==References==
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==External links==
*{{ESPNcricinfo|id=51782}}

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