Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

215. Sir Pelham Warner’s XI v South of England, Hastings, September 6, 8, 9 (Sir Pelham Warner’s XI won by 26 runs) c and b R.T.D.Perks 79 306 199 b D.V.P.Wright 18 184 265 216. Gentlemen v Players, Scarborough, September 10, 11, 12 (Players won by innings and 10 runs) lbw b R.Howorth 31 135 362 lbw b L.Hutton 7 217 217.* Middlesex v The Rest, Kennington Oval, September 13, 15, 16, 17 (Middlesex won by nine wickets) st T.G.Evans b T.W.J.Goddard 180 543-9d 246 not out 13 21-1 317 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 4 6 1 552 191 110.40 2 2 5 Gentlemen v Players 2 4 0 122 79 30.50 - 1 - Championship 20 34 5 2257 267* 77.82 8 8 27 Other Middlesex matches 2 4 2 393 180 196.50 2 1 2 Other matches 2 4 0 215 79 53.75 - 3 1 Season 30 52 8 3539 267* 80.43 12 15 35 Career 217 348 44 16200 267* 53.28 43 92 195 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 134.5 33 370 16 4-77 23.12 - - Gentlemen v Players 19 4 48 1 1-48 48.00 - - Championship 379 71 967 47 6-28 20.57 3 1 Other Middlesex matches 30 2 128 3 2-91 42.66 - - Season (6-ball) 562.5 110 1513 67 6-28 22.58 3 1 Career (6-ball) 1866.3 316 } 7572 256 7-48 29.57 8 2 (8-ball) 563.6 60 1948 Edrich scored a century in the Headingley Test match against Australia. Playing for the Gentlemen of England against the Australians at Lord’s in August he scored a century before lunch for the only time in his career. With Australia as the visitors, he played in all the Test Matches with reasonable success and he had another excellent season for Middlesex averaging 55 with the bat and taking 25 wickets. Middlesex finished third in the Championship. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 218. MCC v Yorkshire, Lord’s, May 1, 3 (MCC won by nine wickets) b J.H.Wardle 10 168 6 1 9 1 H.Halliday c W.Wooller 111 not out 4 44-1 5 2 7 0 99 3 219. Middlesex v Hampshire, Lord’s, May 8, 10, 11 (Middlesex won by 12 runs) b J.Bailey 18 207 23 4 58 4 J.Arnold c J.A.Young 222 1 G.W.Dawson c D.C.S.Compton J.Bailey c J.A.Young E.D.R.Eagar b lbw G.E.M.Heath 3 181 12 2 39 0 154 2 220. Middlesex v Worcestershire, Lord’s, May 12, 13 (Middlesex won by ten wickets) b R.Howorth 43 282 16 7 25 0 157 2 did not bat - 8-0 12 2 31 3 D.Kenyon lbw 132 1 R.Howorth c L.H.Compton A.F.T.White c J.A.Young 221.* Middlesex v Sussex, Lord’s, May 15, 17, 18 (Middlesex won by eight wickets) not out 128 392-5d 7 1 16 0 156 2 not out 20 220-2 20 3 79 3 C.Oakes b 455 J.Y.Oakes lbw S.C.Griffith c L.H.Compton 26