Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

126. Middlesex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 12, 14, 15 (Surrey won by eight wickets) b A.R.Gover 54 217 272 b E.A.Watts 62 223 171-2 127. Middlesex v Essex, Southend-on-Sea, August 16, 17, 18 (Middlesex won by 5 runs) b M.S.Nichols 3 215 196 2 b K.Farnes 26 183 197 1 128. Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, August 19, 21, 22 (Gloucestershire won by 186 runs) lbw b R.A.Sinfield 17 247 214 2 b C.J.Scott 4 108 327-7d 1 129. Middlesex v Somerset, Lord’s, August 23, 24, 25 (Middlesex won by 225 runs) st W.T.Luckes b R.J.O.Meyer 14 211 106 c R.J.O.Meyer b H.L.Hazell 36 359-8d 239 2 130.* Middlesex v Surrey, Lord’s, August 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) not out 110 185 234 1 c R.J.Gregory b A.R.Gover 79 328-4 376-7d 1 131.* Middlesex v Warwickshire, Lord’s, August 30, 31 (Middlesex won by innings and 200 runs) c and b W.E.Hollies 101 525-7d 194 2 131 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 25 38 1 1948 161 52.64 7 11 29 Other Middlesex matches 1 2 0 52 51 26.00 - 1 - Other matches 3 5 0 186 91 37.20 - 2 1 Season 29 45 1 2186 161 49.68 7 14 30 Career 131 208 24 9171 245 49.84 25 56 109 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Championship 177.6 16 718 14 3-33 51.28 - - Other Middlesex matches 5 0 24 1 1-24 24.00 - - Other matches 3 1 20 0 - - - - Season (8-ball) 185.6 17 762 15 3-33 50.80 - - Career (6-ball) 649.2 96 } 3265 84 4-10 38.86 - - (8-ball) 328.6 33 1945 At the end of the Second World War, Edrich was still serving in the RAF. There were only eleven matches classified as first-class this season and he played in nine of them. This included five “Victory” Test Matches against Australia, which were not classified as full Test matches. Although he did not score any centuries, he still averaged nearly 50 with the bat. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 132. England v Australia, Lord’s, May 19, 21, 22 (Australia won by six wickets) b K.R.Miller 45 267 17 2 61 1 S.G.Sismey c D.V.P.Wright 455 c J.A.Workman b C.F.T.Price 50 294 107-4 133. England v Australia, Bramall Lane, June 23, 25, 26 (England won by 41 runs) lbw b C.G.Pepper 1 286 5 0 10 0 147 c A.L.Hassett b C.G.Pepper 1 190 4 1 13 0 288 134. England v Australia, Lord’s, July 14, 16, 17 (Australia won by four wickets) lbw b D.R.Cristofani 38 254 7 0 25 0 194 1 b K.R.Miller 58 164 12 1 37 1 C.G.Pepper lbw 225-6 2 135. England v Australia, Lord’s, August 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) not out 73 468-7d 6 0 13 0 388 1 - - - - 140-4 18