Edwin Freame Odell (2 December 1883 in

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– 11 March 1960) was an English

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er. Odell was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. Odell made a single first-class appearance for

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against

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in the

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at Aylestone Road, Leicester. In Leicestershire's first-innings of 96 all out, Odell was dismissed for a

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by Sydney Smith. In Northamptonshire's first-innings of 211/8

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, Odell took the wickets of William East and Smith, finishing with figures of 2/42 from fourteen overs. Leicestershire reached 98/6 in their second-innings, with Odell not called upon to bat and the match ending as a draw. He died at

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on 11 March 1960. His brother William Odell also played first-class cricket. William was killed in action during the First World War.

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