Famous Cricketers No 86 - John Edrich

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 2 4 1 177 77* 59.00 - 1 1 Championship 21 38 4 1674 216 49.23 6 6 8 Other Surrey matches 5 9 1 468 107 58.50 1 4 4 Other matches 2 4 1 163 95 54.33 - 2 - Season 30 55 7 2482 216 51.70 7 13 13 Career 122 223 22 8350 216 41.54 25 35 71 1962/63 - Interntaional Cavaliers in South Africa Sponsored by the Transvaal Cricket Union and managed by R.A.Roberts, Edrich joined eight Australians, Ted Dexter from England and Reid, the New Zealand captain, on this short tour. Coming straight from icy Britain the English players needed time to acclimatise themselves but Edrich opened in grand style with a century in the first match against Transvaal. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 123.* International Cavaliers v Transvaal, Johannesburg, March 1, 2, 4 (Transvaal won by 17 runs) c A.C.Rex b A.F.Tillim 136 272 489-4d c J.H.B.Waite b G.G.Ritchie 71 334 134-6d 1 124. International Cavaliers v Western Province Invitation XI, Cape Town, March 8, 9, 11 (Western Province Invitation XI won by six wickets) b J.T.Partridge 12 255 385 c G.A.S.Innes b P.M.Dodds 1 212 84-4 125. International Cavaliers v Eastern Province Invitation XI, Port Elizabeth, March 15, 16, 18 (Match drawn) c P.M.Pollock b J.E.Dumbrill 34 401-9d 263 2 b S.F.Burke 27 76-8 355-5d 126. International Cavaliers v Rhodesia, Police “A” (Upper) Ground, Salisbury, March 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) c R.B.Ullyett b G.E.Lawrence 47 379-6d 360 b J.T.Partridge 5 136 155-8 127. International Cavaliers v Transvaal Invitation XI, Johannesburg, March 29, 30, April 1 (International Cavaliers won by six wickets) b K.A.Walter 20 325-7d - - - - 375-8 c T.L.Goddard b J.H.du Preez 72 241-4 1 0 4 0 187-6d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 5 10 0 425 136 42.50 1 2 3 Career 127 233 22 8775 216 41.58 26 37 74 Bowling O M R W Other matches 1 0 4 0 Career 1.1 0 8 0 1963 Although Edrich scored only two centuries in the season he averaged 40 in all matches, being again sixth in the first-class averages. Surrey finished 11th in the Championship. Edrich made his Test match debut this year playing in three Test matches against West Indies but he failed to impress, his highest score being 38. His two centuries during the season were both made at The Oval the second being for Surrey against the West Indians. 17