| Edwin Vidal Palmer | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Edwin Vidal Palmer |
| Birth Date: | 23 May 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Bowling: | Left-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Canterbury |
| Year1: | 1892–93 to 1893–94 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 38 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 19 |
| Deliveries1: | 391 |
| Wickets1: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 12.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/0 |
| Date: | 22 May 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38157.html Cricinfo |
Edwin Vidal Palmer (23 May 1869 – 28 April 1917) was a New Zealand cricketer, sheep farmer, and local politician.
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]