Henry Edmondson

Who was Henry Edmondson?

Henry Watson Edmondson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Perth in the Western Australian Football Association. He also played first-class cricket for Western Australia.

Edmondson was already 29 when he started his WAFA career, in 1902. In his first season he was Perth's leading goal-kicker and he was the full-forward in their 1907 premiership team, which won the grand final on appeal. He kicked two goals on grand final day, the only multiple goal-kicker on either team, in what was his final league appearance.

He played most of his interstate cricket after retiring from football but participated in one first-class match in 1905/06, as a bowler.

In 1912/13, Edmond both played in and was manager of the Western Australia team which toured the country. On this occasion he was used as a top order batsman and scored two half centuries, the best of which was 68 against New South Wales. Against South Australia in Adelaide, Edmondson acted as his side's wicket-keeper in the second innings as usual gloveman Harold Evers was injured. In Sydney, Edmondson got a pair against New South Wales but also got the biggest wicket of his career, that of Victor Trumper.