Edward Ede Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEdward Ede Jr.
English cricketer
Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1881
Place of Birth: Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 23-Jul-1936
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Edward Ede Jr.
- Edward Murray Charles Ede (24 April 1881 – 23 July 1936) was an English first-class cricketer.
- Ede was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. Ede made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1902 County Championship against Leicestershire.
- Ede played fourteen matches for Hampshire in from 1902 to 1906, with his last first-class match for the club coming against Warwickshire in the 1906 County Championship.
- Ede took 40 wickets at an average of 31.17 with best bowling figures of 7-72.
- Ede had two five wicket hauls in his career, taking ten wickets in a match against Derbyshire in 1905.
- The 1905 season was his best season, with Ede taking 28 wickets. Ede also played first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against Cambridge University in 1905.
- Ede represented the Hambledon Club in a commemorative first-class match against an England XI in 1908. Ede was a solicitor by profession.
- In 1924 he was tried and convicted of fraud.
- Ede emigrated to Australia, where on 23 July 1936 he died in Sydney from pneumonia after a fall.
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