Henry Edmondson

Henry Watson Edmondson (25 November 1872 – 18 August 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Perth in the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA). He also played first-class cricket for Western Australia.

For other people named Henry Edmondson, see Henry Edmondson (disambiguation).

Henry Edmondson
Personal information
Full name Henry Watson Edmondson[nb 1]
Date of birth (1872-11-25)25 November 1872
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania
Date of death 18 August 1946(1946-08-18) (aged 73)
Place of death South Perth, Western Australia
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1902–1907 Perth 74 (131)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907.

Edmondson was already 29 when he started his WAFA career, in 1902. In his first season, he was Perth's leading goal-kicker and he was the full-forward in their 1907 premiership team, which won the grand final on appeal.[1] He kicked two goals on grand final day, the only multiple goal-kicker on either team, in what was his final league appearance.[2]

He played most of his interstate cricket after retiring from football but participated in one first-class match in 1905/06, as a bowler.

In 1912/13, Edmond both played in and was manager of the Western Australia team which toured the country.[3] On this occasion he was used as a top order batsman and scored two half centuries, the best of which was 68 against New South Wales. Against South Australia in Adelaide, Edmondson acted as his side's wicket-keeper in the second innings as usual gloveman Harold Evers was injured. In Sydney, Edmondson got a pair against New South Wales but also got the biggest wicket of his career, that of Victor Trumper.[4] He finished with career with 194 runs at 17.63 and four wickets at 56.50, from six first-class matches.

See also

Notes
  1. Both CricketArchive and Cricinfo gives him a middle name of "Pudsey Dawson" but the newspaper articles from his day use "Watson"

References
  1. "Edmondson (Perth)". WAFL Online. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  2. "A Premiership On Protest". Australian Football.
  3. The West Australian, "A Versatile Player", 29 August 1946. p. 4
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Edmondson (6)". CricketArchive.
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