Wilfred Edun
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| Full name | Wilfred Khalil Edun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1930 Georgetown, British Guiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 1990 (aged 59) Georgetown, Guyana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1954-55 to 1959-60 | British Guiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 13 September 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wilfred Khalil "Sonny" Edun (30 June 1930 Georgetown, British Guiana – 17 June 1990[1] Georgetown, Guyana) was a cricketer from British Guiana who toured New Zealand with the West Indies team in 1955-56, but did not play Test cricket.
A middle and lower-order batsman and opening bowler, Edun made his first-class debut for British Guiana in the 1954-55 season. He made his two highest first-class scores, 36 and 33, in his first game, against Barbados.[2] After three games that season in which he scored 125 runs and took 3 wickets he was selected to tour New Zealand.
He played only two first-class matches in New Zealand, taking 2 for 21 and 3 for 28 in an innings victory over Wellington.[3] He played in most of the minor matches, with moderate success.
After the tour he played one game for British Guiana in 1956-57 and once more in 1959-60, with little success.
He became a cricket administrator in Guyana.[4]
References
- ^ His Wisden obituary gave his date of death as 10 June 1990 and his name as just "Wilfred Edun" (Wisden 1991, p. 1259.); Cricinfo gives 17 June and "Wilfred Khalil Edun"; Cricket Archive gives 21 June and "Wilfred Vincent Edun"
- ^ Barbados v British Guiana 1954-55
- ^ Wellington v West Indians 1955-56
- ^ Wisden 1991, p. 1260.