Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

1949 Edrich played in four Test matches against New Zealand averaging 54 and making 111 at The Oval. He scored 2,000 runs in the season of which 1,419 were for Middlesex in the Championship where they shared first place with Yorkshire. He also took 48 wickets in the season. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 251.* MCC v Essex, Lord’s, April 30, May 2, 3 (MCC won by 183 runs) c and b R.Smith 57 378-8d 12 0 50 0 356 1 c R.Smith b W.B.Morris 66 320-6d 7 1 22 1 S.J.Cray b 159 252. MCC v Surrey, Lord’s, May 4, 5, 6 (MCC won by two wickets) not out 95 179 8 2 28 0 285 1 lbw b A.V.Bedser 22 281-8 173 253. Middlesex v Nottinghamshire, Lord’s, May 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) b A.Jepson 18 309-7d 11 1 39 1 C.B.Harris c L.H.Compton 304 c A.Jepson b F.G.Woodhead 68 197-7 12 3 30 1 F.W.Stocks c L.H.Compton 226 1 254.* Middlesex v Northamptonshire, Lord’s, May 11, 12, 13 (Middlesex won by 62 runs) c N.Oldfield b R.W.Clarke 134 449-7d 24 2 88 3 N.Oldfield lbw 301 1 V.Broderick c S.M.Brown A.E.Nutter b c D.Brookes b A.E.Nutter 16 190 15 3 38 1 F.R.Brown b 276 255. Middlesex v Essex, Lord’s, May 14,16,17 (Middlesex won by 142 runs) c G.R.Pullinger b T.P.B.Smith 35 183 12 3 24 1 T.C.Dodds lbw 171 c T.E.Bailey b G.R.Pullinger 9 250 5 0 26 1 A.V.Avery b 120 2 256. Middlesex v Leicestershire, Lord’s, May 18, 19 (Middlesex won by an innings and 44 runs) b J.Sperry 2 273 5 0 12 0 70 7 0 33 1 G.Lester b 159 257. MCC v New Zealanders, Lord’s, May 21, 23, 24 (Match drawn) c G.O.Rabone b H.B.Cave 57 379 19.5 7 37 3 V.J.Scott lbw 313 1 T.B.Burtt c S.C.Griffith H.B.Cave c S.C.Griffith not out 12 34-1 258. Middlesex v Glamorgan, Lord’s, May 25, (26), 27 (Match drawn) c P.B.Clift b N.G.Hever 1 322-9d 6 1 10 0 226 not out 15 52-3d 2 0 14 0 119-7 259.* Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord’s, May 28, 30, 31 (Match drawn) c A.Wilson b R.Pollard 53 356 16 2 60 0 304 1 3 0 7 0 114-3 260. South v North (Test Trial), Edgbaston, June 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c D.B.Close b C.Gladwin 14 85 8 2 23 3 F.A.Lowson c N.G.Hever 250 1 A.Wharton c T.G.Evans C.Gladwin lbw c H.L.Jackson b C.Gladwin 44 310-6d - - - - 32-1 261. Middlesex v Sussex, Lord’s, June 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c J.G.Langridge b A.E.James 21 420-7d 16 2 39 1 H.T.Bartlett c J.A.Young 269 1 18 3 65 1 D.V.Smith b 374-8 1 262.* Middlesex v Warwickshire, Lord’s, June 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) b T.L.Pritchard 72 135 11 2 33 2 J.S.Ord c D.C.S.Compton 155 2 H.E.Dollery c and b c W.E.Hollies b T.L.Pritchard 114 340-6d 21 6 49 3 F.C.Gardner c J.D.B.Robertson 291-9 J.M.A.Marshall b J.S.Ord c L.H.Compton 263.* ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Headingley, June 11, 13, 14 (Match drawn) c M.P.Donnelly b J.Cowie 36 372 9 2 18 2 F.B.Smith c D.C.S.Compton 341 3 G.O.Rabone c T.G.Evans b H.B.Cave 70 267-4d 2 0 13 0 195-2 264. Middlesex v Yorkshire, Lord’s, June 18, 20, 21 (Match drawn) b N.W.D.Yardley 2 316 12 2 31 0 322-8d c W.Watson b A.Mason 30 245-6d 4 3 1 0 71-1 29