Complex sentence: A right-hand bat and right-arm medium bowler born in Matlock, Derbyshire, in 1941, Edmeades began playing for the Essex Second XI in 1958, impressing enough to be awarded a First XI appearance in 1961 and his full cap in 1965.
Split into simpler sentences: A right-hand bat and right-arm medium bowler born in Matlock, Derbyshire, in 1941. He begun playing for the Essex Second XI in 1958, impressing enough to be awarded a First XI appearance in 1961 and his full cap in 1965.