Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

400. Middlesex v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, July 4, 6, 7 (Middlesex won by 148 runs) b J.D.Bannister 77 309 172 2 c P.H.Bromley b A.V.G.Wolton 61 204-5d 193 401. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Old Trafford, July 9, 10, 11, (13), 14 (Match drawn) c G.B.Hole b J.C.Hill 6 276 318 2 35-8 402.* Gentlemen v Players, Lord’s, July 15, 16, 17 (Gentlemen won by 95 runs) c A.V.Bedser b R.Tattersall 8 129 123 c B.Dooland b R.Tattersall 98 311 222 403. Middlesex v Australians, Lord’s, July 18, 20, 21 (Match drawn) lbw b R.G.Archer 49 150 416 1 c I.D.Craig b R.Benaud 32 112-4 404. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Headingley, July 23, 24, 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) lbw b K.R.Miller 10 167 266 1 c J.H.deCourcy b R.R.Lindwall 64 275 147-4 405. Middlesex v Hampshire, Southampton, July 29, 30, 31 (Middlesex won by 82 runs) st L.Harrison b J.R.Gray 3 300 152 not out 16 48-3d 114 1 406.* Middlesex v Sussex, Hove, August 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c D.S.Sheppard b D.J.Wood 83 346 - - - - 118 7 0 26 0 343-6 407.* Middlesex v Kent, Canterbury, August 5, 6, 7 (Middlesex won by 99 runs) c A.H.Phebey b G.Smith 63 216-9d 129 lbw b J.C.T.Page 18 175-6d 163 1 408. Middlesex v Surrey, Lord’s, August 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) b J.C.Laker 36 246 299 1 b J.C.Laker 1 88-3 233-8d 409. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Kennington Oval, August 15, 17, 18, 19 (England won by eight wickets) lbw b R.R.Lindwall 21 306 275 2 not out 55 132-2 162 1 410. Middlesex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 22, 24, 25 (Surrey won by 135 runs) b G.A.R.Lock 17 155 236 3 lbw b J.C.Laker 1 120 174 411. Gentlemen of England v Australians, Lord’s, August 26, 27, 28 (Australians won by eight wickets) lbw b D.T.Ring 22 157 - - - - 154 lbw b R.R.Lindwall 75 249 1 0 6 0 253-2 412. Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord’s, August (29), 31, September 1 (Match drawn) c K.J.Grieves b M.J.Hilton 35 174 175-3d 1 c J.T.Ikin b M.J.Hilton 39 167-8d 62-4 413. MCC v Yorkshire, Scarborough, September 2, 3, 4 (Match drawn) b J.H.Wardle 23 362 9 2 36 1 H.Halliday c T.E.Bailey 391-4d 1 c D.V.Brennan b J.H.Wardle47 255-6d 6 1 15 1 W.Watson c and b 184-7 1 414. Gentlemen v Players, Scarborough, September 5, 7, 8 (Gentlemen won by five wickets) c W.Watson b A.V.Bedser 45 447-8d 14 3 70 0 532-5d 1 b A.V.Bedser 133 252-5 165-6d 415. T.N.Pearce’s XI v Australians, Scarborough, September 9, 10, 11 (Australians won by two wickets) b W.A.Johnston 5 320 317 1 c G.R.A.Langley b A.K.Davidson 33 316-8d 325-8 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 3 5 1 156 64 39.00 - 2 6 Gentlemen v Players 2 4 0 284 133 71.00 1 1 1 Championship 22 41 4 1748 211 47.24 4 8 22 Other Middlesex matches 2 4 1 164 64 54.66 - 1 2 Other matches 3 6 0 205 75 34.16 - 1 3 Season 32 60 6 2557 211 47.35 5 13 34 Career 415 691 74 29565 267* 47.91 75 163 388 40