Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 19.2 4 68 4 4-68 17.00 - - Championship 471 89 1256 68 7-48 18.47 5 1 Other Middlesex matches 3 0 16 0 - - - - Other matches 21 3 68 1 1-37 68.00 - - Season (6-ball) 514.2 96 1408 73 7-48 19.28 5 1 Career (6-ball) 1271.4 199 } 5027 163 7-48 30.84 5 1 (8-ball) 328.6 33 1946/47 - M.C.C. in Australia and New Zealand On his first tour to Australia, Edrich scored consistently during a series when England were outplayed. After the low scoring match at Brisbane on a “sticky” wicket, he scored a century at Sydney and 89 at Melbourne where he was the victim of an unfortunate umpiring decision. He played well in all the matches averaging over 46 on the tour and took valuable wickets in several matches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 170. MCC v Western Australia, Perth, October 11, 12, 14 (Match drawn) c A.D.Watt b T.E.O’Dwyer 10 477 18 2 78 0 366 1 4 0 14 1 H.W.H.Rigg c W.R.Hammond 48-1 171. MCC v Combined XI, Perth, October 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) st G.T.Kessey b B.Dooland 1 302 10 4 20 1 M.U.Herbert b 462 172.* MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, October 25, 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) st W.Englefield b B.Dooland71 506-5d 9.3 1 38 1 G.Noblet b 266 10 1 37 1 K.I.O’Neill b 276-8 1 173. MCC v An Australian XI, Melbourne, November (8), 9, 11, (12), 13 (Match drawn) lbw b C.L.McCool 4 314 327-5 174. MCC v New South Wales, Sydney, November 15, (16), (18), 19 (Match drawn) did not bat - 156-2 4 0 13 1 S.G.Barnes c N.W.D.Yardley 165-4d 1 175. MCC v Queensland, Brisbane, November 22, 23, 25, 26 (Match drawn) not out 64 310 18 2 74 1 K.D.Mackay c P.A.Gibb 400 1 b V.G.McMahon 71 238-6 4 1 24 0 230-6d 176. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, November 29, 30, December 2, 3, 4 (Australia won by innings and 332 runs) c C.L.McCool b K.R.Miller 16 141 25 2 107 3 D.G.Bradman b 645 D.Tallon lbw G.E.Tribe c P.A.Gibb lbw b E.R.H.Toshack 7 172 177.* ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, December 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 (Australia won by innings and 33 runs) lbw b C.L.McCool 71 255 26 3 79 3 A.R.Morris b 659-8d I.W.Johnson c C.Washbrook A.L.Hassett c D.C.S.Compton b C.L.McCool 119 371 178. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) lbw b R.R.Lindwall 89 351 10.3 2 50 3 D.Tallon c T.G.Evans 365 B.Dooland c W.R.Hammond E.R.H.Toshack c L.Hutton lbw b C.L.McCool 13 310-7 18 1 86 0 536 179. MCC v Combined XI, Hobart, January 10, 11, 13 (Match drawn) lbw b D.J.Clark 82 278 7.3 0 40 2 D.J.Clark c J.T.Ikin 374 2 J.I.Murfett c T.G.Evans st J.Gardiner b J.F.L.Laver 22 353-9d - - - - 145-2 180. MCC v Tasmania, Launceston, January 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) not out 30 467-5d 9.7 1 26 4 R.V.Thomas c P.A.Gibb 103 D.Calvert c P.A.Gibb J.Gardiner lbw E.K.Kildey b 3 0 9 0 129-6 22