Tributes continued to pour in yesterday for Somerset Cup Match all-rounder Timmy Edwards who died earlier this week at the age of 79.

The fast bowler and opening batsman struck a then record 170 not out for Somerset at Somerset in 1950 to surpass team-mate Lloyd Simmons' previous best of 146 that had stood as the highest knock in Cup Match history for 12 years.

Edwards also made a name for himself as a bowler, claiming 23 wickets in Cup Match at an average of 19.57.

Along with the late Charles (Buckjuice) Swan and Rupert Perinchief, Edwards burst onto the Cup Match scene as an energetic colt in 1948 to help spur Alma (Champ) Hunt's Somerset to a famous innings and 11-run win over St.George's at Wellington Oval.

Edwards bowed out of the classic in 1962 with an impressive batting average of 30.17 and later devoted much of his time to preparing batting strips at White Hill Field and Somerset Cricket Club.

In 1954 Edwards (five for nine) teamed up with Austin (Cheesey) Hughes (three for nine) and together the pair reduced St.George's to a paltry 36 in the first innings at Somerset.

Hall of Famer Hughes yesterday recalled the historical moment when he and his late team-mate had the East Enders on the rack.

"Timmy got things started and before you knew it the St.George's batsmen began to run down my end to get away from him," he said. "They would run to my end where I was also able to knock them off.

"Rusty (Edwards) was one of the best, we toured together and had some good laughs over the years. It was always a joke between us."

Cal (Bummy) Symonds, who captained St.George's to a record eight Cup Match wins between 1961 and 1969, described his late rival as an "intellectual cricketer".

"Timmy was one of the top cricketers back in the day . . . he made that 170 during my first year in Cup Match," the Hall of Famer said.

"Timmy was a Trojan in the field of cricket, very intellectual and always connected to the game right up until his passing.

"We were at the World Cup (2007) in Trinidad together. I know we all have to go at sometime, but his passing saddens me because he was well respected, very quiet and certainly knew the game."

Sheridan Raynor, who captained Somerset in Cup Match in 1964 and 1966, described Edwards as a "gentleman" on the field of play.

"Timmy never complained or nothing. Whenever he was given out he would walk off the field without a complaint. He was a real gentleman in the sports arena," he said.

"Timmy was one of the best and the first batsman to score over 150 runs in Cup Match. I played in one Cup Match when he and Cheesey Hughes bowled St.George's out for 36 runs.

"After Timmy stopped playing Cup Match, he came and joined us at Southampton Rangers where he took a lot of wickets. He took an awful lot of wickets and was nearly unplayable as he moved the ball through the air so much."

Dennis Wainwright, who executed a record 37 Cup Match dismissals behind the stumps for St.George's between 1957 and 1977, said: "Timmy was a tremendous cricketer. I didn't play against him in Cup Match but did play against him when he played for Southampton Rangers. He was a good left arm bowler who had the ability to move the ball in and out. He gave batsmen a lot of trouble and had spark in his batting."