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Born to an English father and Belgian mother, Edmonds was educated at Gilbert Rennie High School in Lusaka, The Skinners" School, Cranbrook School and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
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He was noted for his outspoken behaviour, and he could be "cussedly abrasive or engagingly charming, but he could never bring himself to conform to the fist-clenching, grim-faced trait of most professional sportsmen". He was a successful slow left arm spin bowler for Cambridge University, Middlesex and England (for whom he played in fifty one Tests and twenty nine ODIs from 1975 to 1987). On his debut, he took five wickets in the first innings against Australia in Leeds in 1975.
At county level, Edmonds" Middlesex career coincided with that of John Emburey.
The leftand right-arm spin combination was a powerful contribution towards Middlesex"s success in the 1980s. They also combined at England level, although the pair often competed for the same place in the Test team
He was a controversial cricketer and well known for his outspokenness which often got him into trouble. In 1984-1985, England were playing India in Calcutta, and the hosts played at a snail"s pace towards an inevitable draw.
Edmonds, fielding at square leg, produced a copy of the Daily Telegraph and proceeded to read.
In 51 Test matches, Edmonds took 125 wickets at 34.18, with a batting average of 17.50. Since retiring from cricket, Edmonds has enjoyed a successful career in business, serving as chairman of Middlesex Holdings, White Nile Petroleum Company and Middlesex County Cricket Club. As of July 2012, he had an estimated fortune of 14 million pounds.
Edmonds was also the chairman of Central African Mining & Exploration Company Plc, a company which was bought by ENRC in September 2009.
