Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

1938 Edrich scored 1,000 runs before the end of May, all at Lord’s, achieving this unique feat on the last day of the month thanks to a generous declaration by Don Bradman in the match between Middlesex and the Australians which was petering out to a draw. Bradman declared so Edrich could score the ten runs required. In his first four Test Matches he was dismissed by W.J.O’Reilly on three out of six innings and had a disappointing season at the highest level. For Middlesex he averaged 64.15 scoring four centuries and eleven fifties. Again Middlesex finished second in the Championship behind Yorkshire, with Edrich scoring four centuries in Championship matches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 58.* MCC v Yorkshire, Lord’s, April 30, May 2, (3) (Match drawn) lbw b T.F.Smailes 104 325 7 0 24 0 339 - - - - 21-1 59.* MCC v Surrey, Lord’s, May 4, 5, 6 (MCC won by 5 runs) lbw b F.R.Brown 37 196 - - - - 67 c E.R.T.Holmes b J.F.Parker 115 336 2 0 11 0 460 60. Middlesex v Warwickshire, Lord’s, May 7, 9 (Middlesex won by nine wickets) b K.Wilmot 63 283 - - - - 87 not out 20 56-1 5 0 13 0 251 61.* Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Lord’s, May 11, 12, 13 (Middlesex won by three wickets) c B.O.Allen b T.W.J.Goddard 182 478 4 1 14 0 478 2 run out 71 244-7 - - - - 243-7d 62. MCC v Australians, Lord’s, May 14, 16, (17) (Match drawn) c S.J.McCabe b L.O’B.Fleetwood-Smith 31 214 2 0 15 0 502 not out 53 87-1 63. Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord’s, May 18, 19, 20 (Lancashire won by 113 runs) lbw b R.Pollard 45 267 - - - - 280 1 b W.E.Phillipson 15 218 2 0 11 0 318-7d 64.* Middlesex v Nottinghamshire, Lord’s, May 21, 23, 24 (Middlesex won by innings and 51 runs) b A.Staples 245 474 291 132 1 65. Middlesex v Worcestershire, Lord’s, May 25, 26 (Middlesex won by innings and 32 runs) c and b R.J.Crisp 0 241 83 1 126 66. Middlesex v Australians, Lord’s, May (28), 30, 31 (Match drawn) b W.J.O’Reilly 9 188 132 not out 20 21-0 114-2d 1 67. England v The Rest (Test Trial), Lord’s, June 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c D.R.Wilcox b D.V.P.Wright 80 377 298 1 188-3 68.* Middlesex v Sussex, Lord’s, June 4, 6, 7 (Middlesex won by ten wickets) b H.E.Hammond 62 577 3 0 15 0 264 1 did not bat - 2-0 - - - - 314 69. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Trent Bridge, June 10, 11, 13, 14 (Match drawn) b W.J.O’Reilly 5 658-8d - - - - 411 13 2 39 1 J.H.W.Fingleton c W.R.Hammond 427-6d 70.** Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Bristol, June 15, 16, 17 (Middlesex won by innings and 42 runs) c J.F.Crapp b R.A.Sinfield 118 573 10 2 16 2 R.W.Haynes b 209 1 A.E.Wilson b 18 4 42 2 G.M.Emmett b 322 R.A.Sinfield lbw 71. Middlesex v Essex, Chelmsford, June 18, 20, 21 (Middlesex won by one wicket) b M.S.Nichols 24 281 4 0 17 0 300 1 c and b T.P.B.Smith 58 241-9 3 1 8 0 221 1 13