Edward Budgen

Edward Albert Budgen (9 December 1884 – 6 October 1962) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1909 and 1926. He played for South Africa, but not in Test cricket.[1][2]

Edward Budgen
Personal information
Full name
Edward Albert Budgen
Born(1884-12-09)9 December 1884
Heidelberg, Transvaal Republic
Died6 October 1962(1962-10-06) (aged 77)
Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1908/09–1919/20Western Province
1921/22–1925/26Orange Free State
1922/23Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 25
Runs scored 275
Batting average 7.23
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 43
Balls bowled 4,825
Wickets 110
Bowling average 22.31
5 wickets in innings 8
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 8/107
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 April 2023

A right-arm medium-pace bowler, Budgen had an outstanding match for Western Province in the 1910–11 Currie Cup, taking 4 for 26 and 7 for 30 (the last seven wickets of the match) in the innings victory over Griqualand West.[3] When the Australian Imperial Force Touring XI played Western Province in October 1919, Budgen took 7 for 70 (all of them bowled) in the first innings of the match, which the Australians won by two wickets.[4] A month later he was selected to play for South Africa in the second of the two matches against the AIF XI, and took two wickets, but the Australians won by an innings.[5]

Budgen took his best first-class figures in the 1921–22 season. Playing for Orange Free State in a Currie Cup match against Natal, he took 4 for 63 and 8 for 107, and Orange Free State won by 42 runs.[6]

References
  1. "Edward Budgen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. "Edward Budgen". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. "Griqualand West v Western Province 1910-11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. "Western Province v AIF XI 1919-20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. "South Africa v AIF XI 1919-20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. "Orange Free State v Natal 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2023.


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