Wilfred Edun

Wilfred Khalil "Sonny" Edun (30 June 1930 – 17 June 1990[1]) was a cricketer from British Guiana who toured New Zealand with the West Indies team in 1955-56, but did not play Test cricket.

Wilfred Edun
Personal information
Full name
Wilfred Khalil Edun
Born(1930-06-30)30 June 1930
Georgetown, British Guiana
Died17 June 1990(1990-06-17) (aged 59)
Georgetown, Guyana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954-55 to 1959-60British Guiana
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 136
Batting average 19.42
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 36
Balls bowled 834
Wickets 10
Bowling average 39.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/28
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 13 September 2013

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
  1. 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"
  2. Barbados v British Guiana 1954-55
  3. Wellington v West Indians 1955-56
  4. Wisden 1991, p. 1260.
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