Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

308. Middlesex v Northamptonshire, Lord’s, August 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) c F.Jakeman b R.G.Garlick 57 296 15 1 56 1 V.Broderick lbw 388 1 0 4 0 7-1 309. Middlesex v West Indians, Lord’s, August 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) lbw b H.H.H.Johnson 8 311 3 0 19 0 343 1 c and b F.M.M.Worrell 36 209-4d - - - - 148-3 310. An England XI v A Commonwealth XI, Kingston-upon-Thames, August 30, (31), September 1 (Match drawn) c B.A.Barnett b M.H.Mankad 52 188-8 11 1 42 0 280-7d 1 311. MCC v Yorkshire, Scarborough, September 2, 4, 5 (Yorkshire won by five wickets) c F.A.Lowson b A.Coxon 135 249 29 5 89 0 390-7d b A.Coxon 2 232 6 1 24 0 92-5 312. South v North, Scarborough, September 6, 7, 8 (South won by three wickets) b C.Gladwin 13 284-7d 20 1 58 2 E.I.Lester b 288-7d C.Gladwin c D.J.Insole c J.E.Walsh b K.Cranston 23 251-7 8 0 55 0 245-5d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 2 4 0 94 71 23.50 - 1 1 Championship 17 27 4 1090 189 47.39 3 5 8 Other Middlesex matches 1 2 0 44 36 22.00 - - 1 Other matches 7 12 1 532 135 48.36 2 2 2 Season 27 45 5 1760 189 44.00 5 8 12 Career 312 510 60 22641 267* 50.31 62 125 299 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 34 8 81 0 - - - - Championship 238.2 45 676 16 3-34 42.25 - - Other Middlesex matches 3 0 19 0 - - - - Other matches 96.3 13 314 6 2-16 52.33 - - Season (6-ball) 371.5 66 1090 22 3-34 49.54 - - Career (6-ball) 3308.3 565 } 11964 363 7-48 32.95 9 2 (8-ball) 563.6 60 1951 This was the first season that Bill Edrich took over as captain of Middlesex in partnership with Denis Compton. Again he scored 2,000 runs in the season and took valuable wickets including 6 for 45 against Sussex at Hove. Middlesex finished seventh in the Championship. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 313. MCC v Yorkshire, Lord’s, April 28, 30, May (1) (Match drawn) c J.V.Wilson b J.H.Wardle 47 411-7d 9 2 15 0 218 2 0 6 0 38-1 314. MCC v Surrey, Lord’s, May 2, 3 (Surrey won by an innings and 8 runs) c A.J.W.McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 1 62 140 1 b J.C.Laker 6 70 315.* Middlesex v Leicestershire, Lord’s, May (5), 7, 8 (Match drawn) c G.A.Smithson b V.S.Munden 99 273-5d 3 2 3 0 124 - - - - 29-3 316. Middlesex v Oxford University, The Parks, May (9), 10, 11 (Middlesex won by 91 runs) b A.D.Jose 0 335 213 c W.M.Mitchell b M. De L.Hart 46 116-3d 147 1 33