Bernard Hedges (10 November 1927 – 8 February 2014) was a Welsh
cricketer who played for
Glamorgan, making his
first-class debut in 1950 and playing his last match in 1967. He played 422 first-class matches, all of them for Glamorgan.
He played most of his cricket as an opening batsman despite starting his career in the middle order. He scored 17,733 first-class runs at an average of 25.22, with 21 centuries and a highest score of 182. His best season was
1961
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, when he scored 2026 runs at an average of 32.15.
Hedges was the first player to score a
List A century for Glamorgan, doing so in 1963 with an innings of 103 against
Somerset
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, helping Glamorgan to victory in its first
List A match.
He died at his home on 8 February 2014.
References
Further reading
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External links
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Bernard Hedges at CricketArchive
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1927 births
Welsh cricketers
Glamorgan cricketers
Sportspeople from Pontypridd
2014 deaths