Famous Cricketers No 86 - John Edrich

216. Surrey v Leicestershire, Leicester, August 25, 26, 27 (Surrey won by eight wickets) c R.Julian b J.Cotton 12 135 77 b J.Cotton 16 34-2 89 1 217. Surrey v Glamorgan, Swansea, August 28, 30, 31 (Glamorgan won by 38 runs) [7] c D.G.L.Evans b D.J.Shepherd 8 176 261-6d [7] lbw b O.S.Wheatley 9 121 74 218. An England XI v A Rest of the World XI, Scarborough, September 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c A.T.W.Grout b G.S.Sobers 51 160-2d 215 153-4d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 2 3 2 317 310* 317.00 1 - 1 Championship 21 34 2 1513 205* 47.28 4 6 10 Other Surrey matches 4 6 3 438 139 146.00 3 - 1 Other match 1 1 0 51 51 51.00 - 1 - Season 28 44 7 2319 310* 62.67 8 7 12 Career 218 385 40 15128 310* 43.84 39 68 123 Bowling O M R W Championship 2 0 7 0 Career 8.1 1 42 0 1965/66 - MCC in Australia and New Zealand John Edrich enjoyed his best overseas tour to date scoring two centuries in the Test matches. Wisden quoted “He was carried through by his splendid determination and temperament and invariably sold his wicket dearly. Seldom can a batsman have played and missed so often, have so threatened to get out and yet scored so well in Australia”. In the Second Test after Barber and Boycott had opened with 98 for the first wicket, Edrich cemented the innings over a period of five hours. At Sydney he scored a second successive century over four and a quarter hours. In the other matches he maintained his form scoring a century and a fifty in the match against Queensland, his 133 containing 3 sixes and 13 fours. Travelling on to New Zealand John Edrich was below par in the first two Test matches. After the Third Test match started he was taken ill with appendicitis and took no further part in the match or the tour. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 219. MCC v Western Australia, Perth, October 29, 30, November 1, 2 (MCC won by 9 runs) c G.C.Becker b L.C.Mayne 33 447-5d 303-9d c D.Chadwick b T.J.Jenner 45 156-5d 291 220. MCC v Combined XI, Perth, November 5, 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c P.J.P.Burge b L.C.Mayne 92 379-7d 231-5d c B.K.Shepherd b T.J.Jenner 10 205-4d 322-6 221.* MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, November 12, 13, 15, 16 (MCC won by six wickets) c B.M.Hurn b D.J.Sincock 61 310 103 1 c and b D.J.Sincock 29 158-4 364 222. MCC v Victoria, Melbourne, November 19, 20, 22, 23 (Victoria won by 32 runs) lbw b K.R.Stackpole 46 211 384-7d c I.R.Redpath b A.N.Connolly 1 306 165 223.** MCC v Queensland, Brisbane, December 3, 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) [4] c J.R.F.Duncan b D.J.Lillie 133 452-5d 222 [4] not out 68 123-2d 315-8 24