Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 - - 1 Gentlemen v Players 2 4 0 153 56 38.25 - 1 2 Championship 23 37 3 1381 195 40.61 5 4 24 Other Middlesex matches 3 5 2 189 161* 63.00 1 - 1 Other matches 2 3 0 56 34 18.66 - - - Season 31 50 5 1783 195 39.62 6 5 28 Career 446 741 79 31348 267* 47.35 81 168 416 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Championship 60.1 22 141 8 3-19 17.62 - - Other Middlesex matches 45 13 103 2 2-40 51.50 - - Other matches 1.5 0 11 0 - - - - Season (6-ball) 107 35 255 10 3-19 25.50 - - Career (6-ball) 4607.3 849 } 15601 469 7-48 33.26 11 3 Career (8-ball) 563.6 60 1954/55 - M.C.C. in Australia and New Zealand Bill Edrich enjoyed his last tour to Australia although his batting was not up to his usual high standard and he appeared in his final Test match at Adelaide in January. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 447. MCC v Combined XI, Perth, October 22, 23, 25 (MCC won by an innings and 62 runs) b R.H.Price 0 311 86 163 448. MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, October 29, 30, November 1, 2 (MCC won by 21 runs) c and b K.G.Horsnell 0 246 5 2 25 0 254 c G.R.A.Langley b J.Drennan 2 181 - - - - 152 449. MCC v Australian XI, Melbourne, November 5, 6, (8), (9), 10 (Match drawn) c R.N.Harvey b I.W.Johnson11 205 167-7 1 450. MCC v New South Wales, Sydney, November 12, 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c W.Watson b W.P.A.Crawford 7 252 382 c J.W.Burke b A.K.Davidson 37 327 78-2 451.* ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, November 26, 27, 29, 30, December 1 (Australia won by an innings and 154 runs) c G.R.A.Langley b R.G.Archer 15 190 3 0 28 0 601-8d b W.A.Johnston 88 257 452. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, December 17, 18, 20, 21, 22 (England won by 38 runs) c R.Benaud b R.G.Archer 10 154 228 b R.G.Archer 29 296 184 1 453. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 31, January 1, 3, 4, 5 (England won by 128 runs) c R.R.Lindwall b K.R.Miller 4 191 231 b W.A.Johnston 13 279 111 1 454. MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, January 21, 22, 24 (MCC won by an innings and 143 runs) b D.M.Gregg 14 451 185 1 123 455. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 28, 29, 31, February 1, 2 (England won by five wickets) b I.W.Johnson 21 341 323 1 b K.R.Miller 0 97-5 111 456. MCC v Victoria, Melbourne, February (11), 12, (14), (15) (Match drawn) lbw b W.A.Johnston 23 90-1 113 457. MCC v Wellington, Wellington, March 19, 21, 22 (MCC won by 187 runs) c T.G.McMahon b R.W.Blair 2 207 127 43