| Bernard Hedges | |
| Birth Date: | 1927 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Pontypridd, Wales |
| Death Place: | Mumbles, Swansea, Wales |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Glamorgan |
| Year1: | 1950 to 1967 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 422 |
| Runs1: | 17733 |
| Bat Avg1: | 25.22 |
| 100S/50S1: | 21/84 |
| Top Score1: | 182 |
| Deliveries1: | 572 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 86.66 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1-16 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 200/0 |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 7 |
| Runs2: | 250 |
| Bat Avg2: | 41.66 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/1 |
| Top Score2: | 103* |
| Deliveries2: | 228 |
| Wickets2: | 8 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 16.75 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | N/A |
| Best Bowling2: | 2-17 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 4/0 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14145.html Cricinfo |
Bernard Hedges (10 November 1927 – 8 February 2014) was a Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan, making his first-class debut in 1950 and playing his last match in 1967. He played 422 first-class matches, all of them for Glamorgan.
He played most of his cricket as an opening batsman despite starting his career in the middle order. He scored 17,733 first-class runs at an average of 25.22, with 21 centuries and a highest score of 182. His best season was 1961, when he scored 2026 runs at an average of 32.15.
Hedges was the first player to score a List A century for Glamorgan, doing so in 1963 with an innings of 103 against Somerset, helping Glamorgan to victory in its first List A match.[1]
He died at his home on 8 February 2014.[2]