- Source of Wealth: Business
- Age: 68
- Birth Place: Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia
- Height: 6′ 1½” (1.87 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Frances Edmonds)
- Full Name: Phillipe-Henri Edmonds
- Nationality: British and Rhodesian
- Date of Birth: March 8, 1951
- Ethnicity: English and Belgian
- Occupation: Cricketer and Businessman
- Education: Gilbert Rennie High School in Lusaka, The Skinners’ School and Cranbrook School in Kent, and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
- Children: 1 (Alexandra)
Former English cricketer and corporate executive, Phil Edmonds has a net worth of $21 million. He represented England at international level and Middlesex at country level, respectively. The left-arm spinner took five wickets on his Test debut against Australia at Leeds in 1975. He took 125 wickets during a 12-year Test career, but it was at the county level where he excelled. His partnership with “spin twin” John Emburey helped Middlesex to County Championship and one-day success.
Even on the field, Edmonds business brain was hard at work and he was credited with being one of the first players to secure a commercial product endorsement, wearing a Swatch watch while bowling. He played for Middlesex until 1992 by which time he was developing his business career. He is known to have the most entertaining and colorful characters in the game. Upon his retirement, the strong-minded and free-spirited individual became a successful corporate executive, albeit the controversies.
Phillipe-Henri Edmonds was born in Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, he built a succession of oil companies largely in Africa. His one big success, Central African Mining, and Exploration was sold in 2009, netting Edmonds £8 million for his stake. He is married to the author, Frances Edmonds, and they have a daughter.