Famous Cricketers No 86 - John Edrich

1959 Because of injuries to Clark and Fletcher, Edrich, now 21 years old, was drafted into the Surrey side for the game at Trent Bridge. He was asked to open the innings and scored centuries in both innings. Not suprisingly, he held his place as opening batsman and by early June had scored four centuries in seven innings. He maintained his form, but broke a finger in the match against Yorkshire in late July missing three weeks cricket but scored 1,799 runs in the season at an average of 52.91. Surrey finished second in the season’s Championship. He played for the Players v Gentlemen at Lord’s. He also broke his finger in the last match against Northamptonshire at The Oval. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 6.* Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) c G.Millman b P.R.Forman 112 350-7d 329 c P.R.Forman b J.Cotton 124 251-2d 111-2 7. Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, May 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) c J.E.McConnon b P.M.Walker 33 276-9d 191 not out 25 53-0 8.* Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, May 23, 25, 26 (Surrey won by nine wickets) b K.D.Biddulph 0 188 331-5d not out 104 225-1 79 9. Surrey v Kent, Kennington Oval, May 30, June 1, 2 (Match drawn) b A.L.Dixon 103 340-6d 242 b D.J.Halfyard 35 183-3d 164-5 10. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, June 3, 4, 5 (Surrey won by nine wickets) c R.Booth b D.B.Pearson 40 235 99 not out 44 87-1 222 1 11. Surrey v Essex, Romford, June 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) b B.R.Knight 32 176 108 c T.E.Bailey b B.R.Knight 21 134-7 213 1 12.* Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, June 13, 15, 16 (Surrey won by 86 runs) c J.G.Binks b R.K.Platt 76 277-9d 145 b F.S.Trueman 26 87 133 13. Surrey v Derbyshire, Kennington Oval, June 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) c D.C.Morgan b E.Smith 42 307-9d 298 not out 87 194-5d 104-5 1 14. Surrey v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 20, 22, 23 (Lancashire won by ten wickets) c R.Collins b K.Higgs 7 179 368-7d 1 c A.Wharton b B.J.Booth 20 192 7-0 15.* Surrey v Cambridge University, Guildford, June 24, 25, 26 (Surrey won by ten wickets) c M.J.L.Willard b A.Wheelhouse 126 382-3d 165 not out 20 37-0 253 16. Surrey v Sussex, Guildford, June 27, 29, 30 (Surrey won by nine wickets) c J.M.Parks b A.E.James 12 218 153 not out 12 42-1 102 17. Surrey v Oxford University, Kennington Oval, July 1, 2, 3 (Surrey won by 54 runs) c A.C.Smith b A.J.Corran 57 172 144 c R.L.Jowett b D.M.Sayer 108 221-8d 195 18.* Surrey v Essex, Kennington Oval, July 4, 6, 7 (Surrey won by 136 runs) lbw b T.E.Bailey 0 312 166 not out 103 195-1d 205 19. Surrey v Glamorgan, Arms Park, Cardiff, July 8, 9, 10 (Surrey won by ten wickets) b J.E.McConnon 18 392 211 1 did not bat - 4-0 184 20. Surrey v Kent, Blackheath, July 11, 13, 14 (Surrey won by ten wickets) b F.Ridgway 18 391-9d 143 not out 12 17-0 261 21. Players v Gentlemen, Lord’s, July 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) c D.B.Carr b D.M.Sayer 32 365 194 not out 24 49-0 319-5d 9