Gar Waddy
Personal information
Full name
Edgar Lloyd Waddy
Born(1879-12-03)3 December 1879
Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia
Died2 August 1963(1963-08-02) (aged 83)
Collaroy, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896/97–1920/21New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 58
Runs scored 2,775
Batting average 32.64
100s/50s 6/11
Top score 140
Balls bowled 101
Wickets 2
Bowling average 48.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/4
Catches/stumpings 41/5
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 May 2021

Edgar Lloyd "Gar" Waddy (3 December 1879 – 2 August 1963) was an Australian cricketer. A a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 58 first-class cricket matches, mostly for New South Wales, between 1896 and 1921, scoring 2775 runs and taking two wickets.[1]

Waddy toured New Zealand with the Australian teams in 1913–14 and 1920–21. He played in the two matches against New Zealand on each tour.[2] He made his highest first-class score, 140 in 124 minutes, when he opened the batting in the second match against New Zealand in 1913–14.[3]

He was the father of the Second World War aviator and New South Wales legislator John Lloyd Waddy. Two of his brothers, Ernest Frederick, known as "Mick", and Percival Stacy, known as "Stacy", also played first-class cricket.

References

  1. ↑ "Gar Waddy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Gar Waddy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand v Australia 1913-14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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