Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

1953 This was the first year that Bill Edrich was the sole captain of Middlesex and also saw his recall to the England team. He was at the crease when England regained the Ashes at The Oval. His bowling was now in decline but his batting continued to be very fruitful scoring over 2500 runs in the season, of which 1748 were for Middlesex in the Championship where the county again finished fifth. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 384.* Middlesex v Northamptonshire, Peterborough, May 2, 4, 5 (Match tied) c L.Livingston b F.R.Brown 55 96 10 4 18 1 F.R.Brown c D.C.S.Compton 182 b A.E.Nutter 50 312 2 2 0 1 R.W.Clarke b 226 385. Middlesex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 6, 7, 8 (Cambridge University won by three wickets) b R.G.Marlar 19 334-8d 34 7 77 0 339-4d not out 64 258-5d 6 0 25 1 F.M.Anderton c and b 254-7 1 386.* Middlesex v Hampshire, Lord’s, May 9, 11, 12 (Middlesex won by eight wickets) c C.Walker b V.H.D.Cannings 62 416-8d - - - - 153 not out 39 62-2 9 5 7 0 324 387. Middlesex v Derbyshire, Lord’s, May 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c A.C.Revill b H.L.Jackson 40 367-7d 22 5 50 3 A.Hamer c L.H.Compton 301 1 C.Gladwin b E.Smith c D.C.S.Compton not out 40 85-4 388.* Middlesex v Essex, Westcliff-on-Sea, May 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) c F.H.Vigar b D.J.Insole 166 395 6 1 19 0 357 1 b R.Smith 62 193-9 243-8d 1 389.* Middlesex v Sussex, Lord’s, May 23, 25, 26 (Middlesex won by 101 runs) c D.S.Sheppard b A.S.M.Oakman 48 353-5d 386-8d c and b A.S.M.Oakman 14 234-7d 100 390. Middlesex v Northamptonshire, Lord’s, May 30, June 1, (2) (Match drawn) lbw F.R.Brown 47 244-9 323-9d 1 391. Middlesex v Somerset, Lord’s, June 3, 4, 5 (Somerset won by ten wickets) lbw b H.T.F.Buse 0 119 319 c S.S.Rogers b C.G.Mitchell 30 208 9-0 392. Middlesex v Yorkshire, Lord’s, June 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) b C.W.Foord 15 364 354 not out 38 173-5d 393. Middlesex v Leicestershire, Lord’s, June 10, 11, 12 (Middlesex won by an innings and 56 runs) b C.T.Spencer 127 300-9d 93 1 151 1 394. Middlesex v Worcestershire, Worcester, June 13, 15, 16 (Middlesex won by seven wickets) c G.Dews b H.W.Lobban 24 325 236 1 b R.O.Jenkins 3 116-3 201 2 395. Middlesex v Nottinghamshire, Lord’s, June 17, 18, 19 (Middlesex won by 20 runs) c J.D.Clay b B.Dooland 0 210 138-9d 1 b B.Dooland 13 63-4d 115 396. Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Bristol, June 20, 22, 23 (Gloucestershire won by six wickets) c G.M.Emmett b C.Cook 30 201-6d - - - - 104 1 b J.B.Mortimore 11 176-7d 1.1 0 11 0 274-4 1 397. Middlesex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, June 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) b G.Goonesena 28 318-6d 210 1 c J.D.Clay b G.Goonesena 10 116 137-3 398.* Middlesex v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c N.D.Howard b R.Berry 28 346 5 0 23 1 A.Wharton c H.P.H.Sharp 401-8d st F.D.Parr b G.A.Edrich 105 307-4d 399.** Middlesex v Essex, Lord’s, July 1, 2, 3 (Middlesex won by 141 runs) c L.H.R.Ralph b T.E.Bailey 211 343-8d 255 c P.A.Gibb b K.C.Preston 2 207-6d 154 39