IPL playerWest Indies2009
Fidel Edwards
On scorecards: FH Edwards · Right-hand bat
Fidel Edwards, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Deccan Chargers, 2009: 6 matches, 4 runs, 5 wickets, and a winner's medal when Deccan Chargers took the title.
The arrival
Fidel Edwards arrived through the auction: Deccan Chargers paid ₹72 lakh (US$150k), the base price.
That first season brought 6 matches, 4 runs and 5 wickets at 6.55 an over, and ended with Deccan Chargers as champions.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 5 wickets in 141 deliveries, at 6.55 runs an over against a league rate of 7.28 for the same seasons: 0.73 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight.
At the auction
Fidel Edwards went under the hammer four times, bought twice and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹1.13 cr (US$210k), paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2013. Unsold in 2013, Fidel Edwards was bought again in 2013 by Rajasthan Royals. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Rajasthan Royals in 2013.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Fidel Edwards made 6 IPL appearances, the last for Deccan Chargers in 2009.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers | 6 | 4 | 3* | 4.0 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 5 | 6.55 | 2/27 | 0 | Champions |
Franchise journey
- Deccan Chargers: 2009
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 60% |
| Balls per four | 5 |
| Balls per six | 5 |
| Dot balls bowled | 50% |
| Balls per wicket | 28 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | – | ₹72 lakh | Sold to Deccan Chargers for ₹72 lakh (US$150k) |
| 2013 | Fast Bowler | ₹54 lakh | Unsold |
| 2013 | – | ₹54 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.13 cr (US$210k) |
| 2022 | – | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet