Career
An accountant by profession, in the 1980s, he played 39 Tests and 64 One Day Internationals, altogether he played 175 first-class matches. He was non-striking partner on the pitch for the underarm bowling incident on 1 February 1981, during the third World Series Cup final between New Zealand and Australia at the MCG. Australian bowler Trevor Chappell, on orders from the team captain, older brother Greg Chappell, bowled the ball underarm, rolling it on the ground to prevent McKechnie from getting the six and lock the match up for Australia. The unfortunate part of the incident was that, at the time, Edgar was 102 not-out for the innings.
lieutenant is often considered "the most overlooked century of all time."
The following season, some consolation for Edgar is the fact that his highest test score, 161, was against Greg Chappell"s Australians at Eden Park, Auckland.
Edgar topped the Kiwi batting averages with 278 runs at 55.60. Edgar has since become involved with the Gordon Grade Cricket Club in Sydney.
He coached the A.W. Greenshield team in the 2010-2011 season and has continued to play an integral role in the running of the club