Jack Edwards (born 19 April 2000) is an Australian

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er who plays for

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as a batting

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. In 2018 he held a rookie contract for New South Wales. In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the

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. He made his first-class debut for New South Wales in the

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on 16 October 2018. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 22 December 2018. In February 2025, Edwards signed for

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for the first two months of the season.

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