Edwin Vidal Palmer (23 May 1869 – 28 April 1917) was a New Zealand cricketer, sheep farmer, and local politician.
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| Full name | Edwin Vidal Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1869-05-23)23 May 1869 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 April 1917(1917-04-28) (aged 47) Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1892–93 to 1893–94 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edwin Palmer was born in Christchurch and educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he completed a BA degree.[1]
A left-arm pace bowler, he played cricket for Canterbury in the 1892–93 and 1893–94 seasons. On his first-class debut he took 3 for 22 and 5 for 32 to help Canterbury to a two-wicket victory over Otago.[2] The next season, when a selected player had to withdraw, he played in New Zealand's first representative first-class match, against New South Wales in Christchurch.[3]
On 3 June 1902 he married Edith Tabart at St Mark's Church, Opawa, Christchurch.[4] They bought a sheep farm at Whatatutu, north of Gisborne, and moved there. He served as a member of Waikohu County Council for several years.[1]
He had been in poor health for some time before his death, and travelled to Dunedin for an operation, but it was unsuccessful, and he died at the age of 47.[1] He and Edith had a daughter, Peggy.[5]