Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

36. Middlesex v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, August (14), 16, 17 (Match drawn) st J.Buckingham b G.A.E.Paine 25 207 160 10-1 37.* Middlesex v Somerset, Lord’s, August 18, 19 (Middlesex won by innings and 132 runs) lbw b A.W.Wellard 129 393 130 131 1 38.* Middlesex v Kent, Lord’s, August 21, 23, 24 (Middlesex won by 71 runs) c N.W.Harding b D.V.P.Wright 59 277 173 st L.E.G.Ames b W.H.Ashdown 60 325-7d 358 39.* Middlesex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, August 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c and b C.B.Harris 56 525-9d 1 0 2 0 316 10 2 25 2 C.B.Harris c W.F.F.Price 447-6 J.Knowles c W.F.F.Price 40.* Middlesex v Surrey, Lord’s, August 28, 30, 31 (Match drawn) c L.B.Fishlock b A.R.Gover 96 419 509 c L.B.Fishlock b E.A.Watts 25 202-7 204-6d 41.* An England XI v New Zealanders, Folkestone, September 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) run out 49 464 20 2 71 3 D.A.R.Moloney c R.deW. K.Winlaw 431 2 J.L.Kerr b M.P.Donnelly c and b b A.W.Roberts 67 186-9d 6 1 16 1 W.A.Hadlee b 182-2 42. Under 30 v Over 30, Folkestone, September 4, 6, 7 (Over 30 won by innings and 8 runs) lbw b T.W.J.Goddard 68 256 14 1 83 2 R.J.Gregory c T.P.B.Smith 530 1 L.J.Todd hit wkt b T.W.J.Goddard 16 266 43. Middlesex v Yorkshire (Challenge Match), Kennington Oval, September 11, 13, 14 (Yorkshire won by innings and 115 runs) lbw b W.E.Bowes 13 185 7 1 17 0 401 c W.E.Bowes b H.Verity 19 101 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 24 36 4 1559 175 48.71 3 10 17 Other Middlesex matches 2 4 1 53 19 17.66 - - 1 Other matches 8 13 0 542 97 41.69 - 6 7 Season 34 53 5 2154 175 44.87 3 16 25 Career 43 68 7 2817 175 46.18 6 20 29 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Championship 131.4 31 341 10 2-24 34.10 - - Other Middlesex matches 17 4 43 0 - - - - Other matches 90 10 315 11 3-71 28.63 - - Season (6-ball) 238.4 45 699 21 3-71 33.28 - - Career (6-ball) 375.5 65 1140 28 3-71 40.71 - - 1937/38 - Lord Tennyson’s XI in India Bill Edrich was invited to join Lord Tennyson on a tour to India. This was a most enjoyable tour where the party were royally entertained in the latter days of the Raj. He scored two centuries and was the leading batsman on the tour totalling 876 runs at an average of 46.10. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 44.* Lord Tennyson’s XI v Sind, Karachi, October 31, November 1, 2 (Match drawn) not out 140 303 4.5 1 13 1 Khadim Hussain c G.H.Pope 348 did not bat - 58-0 - - - - 83-5d 11