Ross Edwards (born 1 December 1942) is a former Australian

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er. Edwards played in 20 Test matches for Australia, playing against

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and

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. He also played in nine One Day Internationals including the 1975 Cricket World Cup. He was a right-handed

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and superb cover fielder as well as a part-time wicket-keeper. Edwards was born in December 1942 in Cottesloe, Western Australia. His father, Edmund Edwards, played twice for

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as a wicket-keeper. In the 1971–72

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season he made four centuries and went to England in 1972 at the age of 29 and got his first chance at

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where he made an unbeaten 170. He made ducks in his next two innings however. In 1974–75 Edwards scored his second century against England when he hit 115 in the

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Test match. He made 99 at Lord's in 1975.

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