Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

284. South of England v New Zealanders, Hastings, September 3, 5, 6 (New Zealanders won by an innings and 3 runs) b T.B.Burtt 20 159 5 0 25 1 J.R.Reid c B.O.Allen 367 2 c J.R.Reid b G.F.Cresswell 7 205 285.* Over 30 v Under 30, Hastings, September 7, 8, 9 (Over 30 won by 86 runs) c D.B.Carr b H.L.Jackson 15 235 21 1 83 6 F.A.Lowson lbw 224 1 V.Broderick b D.B.Carr b A.J.Watkins c J.G.Langridge T.G.Evans c S.C.Griffith F.Ridgway b c T.G.Evans b F.Ridgway 63 300-5d 7 2 19 0 225 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 4 6 0 324 100 54.00 1 2 9 Gentlemen v Players 1 2 0 11 7 5.50 - - 2 Championship 22 38 3 1419 182 40.54 4 7 34 Other Middlesex matches 1 2 0 3 2 1.50 - - - Other matches 7 14 2 496 95 41.33 - 5 7 Season 35 62 5 2253 182 39.52 5 14 52 Career 285 465 55 20881 267* 50.92 57 117 287 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 27 3 97 2 2-18 48.50 - - Gentlemen v Players 12 1 43 0 - - - - Championship 391.2 72 1080 27 3-23 40.00 - - Other Middlesex matches 21 1 77 3 3-60 25.66 - - Other matches 111.5 18 391 16 6-83 24.43 1 - Season (6-ball) 563.1 95 1688 48 6-83 35.16 1 - Career (6-ball) 2936.4 499 } 10874 341 7-48 31.88 9 2 (8-ball) 563.6 60 1950 Edrich was dropped from the England team after the Lord’s Test. After celebrating Godfrey Evans’ Test match century well into the night, Edrich fell out with selector Bob Wyatt and was reported to Lord’s. This effectively halted his England career until 1953. He was never offered the captaincy of England which bitterly disappointed both him and his family. He scored over 1,000 runs for Middlesex in the championship but did much less bowling. It was a disappointing season for Middlesex who finished in fourteenth place in the Championship. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 286.* MCC v Yorkshire, Lord’s, April (29), May 1, 2 (MCC won by nine wickets) c D.V.Brennan b B.Brooke 129 284-4d 113 1 not out 13 23-1 192 287. MCC v Surrey, Lord’s, May 3 ,4, 5 (Surrey won by 128 runs) b J.C.Laker 20 157 3 2 4 0 254 b J.C.Laker 33 257 9 2 20 2 E.A.Bedser lbw 288-6d J.F.Parker c F.J.Titmus 288. Middlesex v Hampshire, Lord’s, May (6), (8), 9 (Match drawn) c C.Walker b D.Shackleton 10 103 2 0 7 0 209-3 289. Middlesex v Warwickshire, Lord’s, May 10, 11, 12 (Warwickshire won by 244 runs) c and b T.L.Pritchard 15 143 16 7 47 2 A.V.G.Wolton c P.I.Bedford 326 C.W.C.Grove b b W.E.Hollies 22 157 13 1 43 0 218-7d 1 290. Middlesex v Somerset, Lord’s, May 13, 15, 16 (Middlesex won by eight wickets) c H.L.Hazell b H.T.F.Buse 54 425-9d 6.2 0 19 1 E.P.Robinson b 214 1 31