Edward John Charles Studd (13 February 1849 – 1 March 1909) was an English

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er active 1879–88 who played for

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(MCC). He was born in

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, India and died in

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. He played in 21 first-class matches as a right-handed

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, scoring 621 runs with a highest score of 110.Edward Studd at CricketArchive
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1849 births 1909 deaths English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers A. J. Webbe's XI cricketers C. I. Thornton's XI cricketers

Edward Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...

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