Famous Cricketers No 86 - John Edrich

295.* MCC v Trinidad, Port of Spain, January 9, 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) b M.C.Carew 27 207 321 c B.A.Davis b Inshan Ali 67 188-6 204-3d 296. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Port of Spain, January 19, 20, 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) c D.L.Murray b L.R.Gibbs 25 568 363 243-8 297.* MCC v Jamaica, Kingston, January 31, February 1, 2, 3 (MCC won by 174 runs) c R.A.Pinnock b L.Wellington 24 135 98 run out 98 343-6d 206 1 298.* ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Kingston, February 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 (Match drawn) c R.B.Kanhai b G.S.Sobers 96 376 143 b W.W.Hall 6 68-8 391-9d 1 299.* MCC v Barbados, Bridgetown, February 22, 23, 24, 26 (Match drawn) c D.D.Boxhill b A.B.Howard 73 578-5d 276 161-5 300.** ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Bridgetown, February 29, March 1, 2, 4, 5 (Match drawn) c D.L.Murray b C.C.Griffith 146 449 349 284-6 301. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Port of Spain, March 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 (England won by seven wickets) c C.H.Lloyd b M.C.Carew 32 404 526-7d 1 b W.V.Rodriguez 29 215-3 92-2d 302.* MCC v Guyana, Georgetown, March 21, 22, 23 (MCC won by ten wickets) lbw b L.M.Cornelius 25 207 163 not out 60 119-0 160 303. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Georgetown, March 28, 29, 30, April 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c D.L.Murray b G.S.Sobers 0 371 414 1 c L.R.Gibbs b G.S.Sobers 6 206-9 264 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 5 8 0 340 146 42.50 1 1 4 Other matches 5 9 1 399 73 49.87 - 4 1 Tour 10 17 1 739 146 46.18 1 5 5 Career 303 523 50 20982 310* 44.35 51 103 173 1968 A drawn Test match series against Australia saw Edrich averaging over 60 in the five matches, including an innings of 164 at the Oval. The innings contained 20 fours and lasted seven and three quarters of an hour. His aggregate of 554 was just eight short of the record by an English player against Australia in a home series set by Denis Compton in 1948. Although Edrich had a good season finishing fourth in the first-class averages he was the only player to score a century for Surrey in the Championship where they finished a disappointing fifteenth. In fact, he scored three, the one against Leicestershire at The Oval lasting four hours to force a draw. John Edrich was given a benefit in this year which raised £10,551. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 304.* Surrey v MCC, Lord’s, May 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c D.A.Allen b R.N.S.Hobbs106 257-8d 185 lbw b J.N.Graham 21 130 163-7 305. Surrey v Northamptonshire, Kennington Oval, May 4, 6, 7 (Surrey won by eight wickets) c D.S.Steele b A.J.Durose 23 191 87 1 c R.M.Prideaux b B.S.Crump 11 51-2 154 306. Surrey v Lancashire, Kennington Oval, May (8), 9, 10 (Match drawn) not out 12 22-1 137-8d 30