About Henry Edser
Lived 1862 – 1938 (aged 75–76). Henry Edser was a cricketer.
Henry Edser (1862 – 9 December 1938) was a New Zealand cricketer who played two matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1883–84 season.
Born in England, Edser was a bowler and useful lower-order batsman who went on Canterbury's northern tour in December-January 1883–84. He did little in the first match against Auckland, but in the second match, against Wellington, he took 5 for 65 and 8 for 75, as well as scoring some useful runs in a low-scoring match, to help take Canterbury to a 15-run victory. It was the first time a Canterbury bowler had taken as many as 13 wickets in a first-class match. However, he played no further matches for Canterbury.
Edser was a civil servant. He died in December 1938, aged 76.
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Who was Henry Edser?
New Zealand cricketer (1862-1938)
When was Henry Edser born?
Henry Edser was born in 1862 in Islington.
When did Henry Edser die?
Henry Edser died on 9 December 1938 in Christchurch.
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Henry Edser was a cricketer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Henry Edser. https://biography.guide/henry-edser/
MLA: "Henry Edser." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/henry-edser/.
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