Gareth John Maldwyn Edwards (born 13 November 1976) is a former Welsh

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er. Edwards was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in St Asaph, Flintshire. He studied geography at University College London. Edwards played a single Youth Test for England Under-19s against Zimbabwe Under-19s on England's tour of Zimbabwe in 1995/96. Having played in the Glamorgan Second XI since 1994, Edwards made his only first-class appearance for

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against Oxford University in 1997. In this match he did not bat in either Glamorgan innings, while with the ball he bowled 9 wicket-less

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. In 1998, he made 2

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appearances for Wales Minor Counties against Shropshire and Cornwall, and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance against

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. Following the end of his cricket career, he moved to Manchester where he worked for the BBC as a researcher for '' A Question of Sport''.

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