Famous Cricketers No 74 - Bill Edrich

Bowlers Who Dismissed Him In his first-class career, Edrich was dismissed 872 times, of which 13 were run out. Of the remaining 859 dismissals, the most successful bowlers who took his wicket were:- 14 A.V.Bedser, J.C.Laker 13 D.V.P.Wright 12 J.H.Wardle 11 R. Appleyard, T.W.J.Goddard, M.J.Hilton 10 C.Gladwin, R.R.Lindwall, F.Ridgway, R.Tattersall 9 V.H.D.Cannings, B.Dooland, H.L.Jackson, W.A.Johnston, G.A.R.Lock, E.P.Robinson 8 T.E. Bailey, C.Cook, A.R.Gover, T.L.Pritchard, 7 R.Berry, H.F.T.Buse, R.G.Marlar, K.R.Miller, R.T.D.Perks, D.Shackleton, R.Smith, W.Wooller 6 V.Broderick, F.R.Brown, A.E.James, W.J.O’Reilly, D.J.Shepherd, N.I.Thomson, A.J.Watkins Hundred Partnerships (136) The most partnerships with any one player was with his Middlesex “twin”, D.C.S.Compton, and they had 38 partnerships over 100. He had 22 century partnerships with J.D.B.Robertson. First Wicket (6) 113 L.Hutton England v The Rest Lord’s 1938 129 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Sussex Lord’s 1938 128 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Gloucestershire Bristol 1938 125 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Sussex Hove 1938 262 L.Hutton MCC v Griqualand West Kimberley 1938/39 207 L.Hutton MCC v Natal Durban 1938/39 Second Wicket (50) 103 D.C.S.Compton MCC v Cambridge University Lord’s 1937 121 W.F.F.Price Middlesex v Worcestershire Lord’s 1937 129 B.D.Carris Middlesex v Worcestershire Lord’s 1937 209 G.E.Hart Middlesex v Somerset Lord’s 1937 150 G.E.Hart Middlesex v Kent Lord’s 1937 138 W.F.F.Price Middlesex v Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge 1937 146 D.C.S.Compton MCC v Yorkshire Lord’s 1938 136 D.C.S.Compton MCC v Surrey Lord’s 1938 124 G.O.B.Allen Middlesex v Essex Lord’s 1938 103* L.Hutton MCC v Natal Pietermaritzburg 1938/39 280 P.A.Gibb ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA Durban 1938/39 173 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Hampshire Newport (I.O.W.) 1939 127 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge 1939 155 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Surrey Lord’s 1939 121 S.M.Brown Middlesex v Essex Westcliff-on-Sea 1946 131 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Sussex Hove 1947 193 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Kent Canterbury 1947 168 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Sussex Lord’s 1948 175 S.M.Brown Middlesex v Essex Brentwood 1948 109 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Derbyshire Derby 1948 124 C.Washbrook ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA Old Trafford 1948 100 C.Washbrook ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA Headingley 1948 134 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Glamorgan Lord’s 1948 113 C.H.Palmer Gentlemen v Australians Lord’s 1948 101 J.D.B.Robertson MCC v Essex Lord’s 1949 222 S.M.Brown Middlesex v Northamptonshire Lord’s 1949 118 C.Washbrook ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND Headingley 1949 132 H.P.H.Sharp Middlesex v Leicestershire Leicester 1949 204 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Hampshire Bournemouth 1949 122 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Kent Lord’s 1949 218 L.Hutton ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND Kennington Oval 1949 163 R.T.Simpson MCC v Yorkshire Lord’s 1950 107 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Hampshire Lord’s 1951 175 J.D.B.Robertson Middlesex v Northamptonshire Lord’s 1951 66