Famous Cricketers No 86 - John Edrich

253. Surrey v Warwickshire, Coventry, July 16, 18, 19 (Surrey won by five wickets) lbw b T.W.Cartwright 37 156 168 4 c A.C.Smith b J.D.Bannister 28 163-5 147 254. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, July 23, 25, 26 [65 overs limit] (Match drawn) c N.Gifford b B.L.D’Oliveira 53 187-8c 193-7c c R.Booth b B.L.D’Oliveira 32 98-2 325-7d 255. Surrey v Worcestershire, Worcester, July 27, 28, 29 (Worcestershire won by an innings and 14 runs) b R.G.M.Carter 7 126 269 c E.J.O.Hemsley b B.L.D’Oliveira 27 129 256.* Surrey v Essex, Kennington Oval, July 30, 31, August 1 (Surrey won by seven wickets) not out 47 92-3d 141-5d c B.Taylor b R.N.S.Hobbs 69 165-3 115-6d 1 257. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Kennington Oval, August 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) c I.J.Davison b R.A.White 68 283-7d 116 352-8 258.* Surrey v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c J.T.Murray b D.A.Bick 60 200-5 95 st J.T.Murray b D.A.Bick 9 123-9d 57-1 259. Surrey v Yorkshire, Bradford, August 13, 15, 16 [65 overs limit] (Surrey won by 21 runs) c P.J.Sharpe b D.B.Close 33 189-9c 115 lbw b D.B.Close 11 98 151 260. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Kennington Oval, August 18, 19, 20, 22 (England won by an innings and 34 runs) c J.L.Hendriks b G.S.Sobers 35 527 268 225 1 261.* Surrey v Gloucestershire, Kennington Oval, August 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) c C.A.Milton b D.R.Smith 5 321-6d 258 c B.J.Meyer b D.R.Smith 83 158-3d 220-9 262. Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, August 27, 29, (30) (Match drawn) c P.J.Sharpe b D.B.Close 5 150 143 108-5 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Match 1 1 0 35 35 35.00 - - 1 Championship 24 44 3 1913 137 46.65 3 14 17 Other Surrey match 1 - - - - - - - 1 Other Matches 2 4 0 30 17 7.50 - - 1 Season 28 49 3 1978 137 43.00 3 14 20 Career 262 459 44 18166 310* 43.77 45 86 149 1967 John Edrich played in only two Test matches against India with little success. He had a good season for Surrey and made his highest score in the Championship with 226 not out against Middlesex at the Oval. This innings contained 1 six and 29 fours over five and a half hours. At Chelmsford in August he completed the 50th century of his career, against Essex. Surrey finished fourth in the Championship and Edrich was fourth in the first-class averages. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 263.* Surrey v Oxford University, The Parks, April 29, May 1, 2 (Match drawn) c D.R.Walsh b A.H.Barker 80 316-5d 198 1 173-9 264. Surrey v MCC, Lord’s, May 3, (4), 5 (Match drawn) c K.W.R.Fletcher b D.C.Morgan 8 266 36-3 27