Famous Cricketers No 86 - John Edrich

336. ENGLAND v PAKISTAN, Karachi, March 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c Saeed Ahmed b Intikhab Alam 32 502-7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 3 5 1 130 54 32.50 - 1 - Other matches 3 3 0 247 177 82.33 1 - - Tour 6 8 1 377 177 53.85 1 1 - Career 336 581 56 23368 310* 44.51 57 114 191 1969 Edrich enjoyed his best season in English cricket by finishing top of the first-class averages on 69.93 including eight centuries and 11 fifties. In the Test matches he scored two centuries against New Zealand. His first at Lord’s lasted just under five hours with 18 fours. In the next match at Headingley he scored his eighth Test century in just 3 hours 35 minutes with 13 fours. In the County Championship he helped Surrey to finish third, their overall batting having improved with five batsmen scoring fourteen centuries between them. His highest innings was his 181 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston with 1 six and 26 fours. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 337.* Surrey v MCC, Kennington Oval, April 30, May 1, 2 (MCC won by four wickets) c B.R.Knight b K.Shuttleworth 70 322-4d 310-6d c P.J.Sharpe b K.Shuttleworth 5 203-6d 216-6 338.* Surrey v Derbyshire, Kennington Oval, May 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) c I.W.Hall b E.Smith 105 352-4d 237 c I.R.Buxton b A.Ward 1 14-2 339. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, May 10, (12), 13 (Match drawn) c D.N.F.Slade b B.L.D’Oliveira 48 129-3d 203-5d c B.L.D’Oliveira b N.Gifford 6 20-3 120-3d 340. Surrey v Sussex, Hove, May (17), 19, 20 (Match drawn) b J.A.Snow 41 136 103-1d lbw b A.Buss 6 204 0-0 341. Surrey v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 24, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c R.M.Prideaux b Mushtaq Mohammad 41 227-7d 140 95-1 342. Surrey v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 28, 29, (30) (Match drawn) lbw b K.Shuttleworth 34 242 161-6 343.* MCC v West Indians, Lord’s, May 31, June 2, 3 (Match drawn) c T.M.Findlay b L.R.Gibbs 125 200 285 not out 77 127-0 344. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Bristol, June 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) c B.J.Meyer b J.B.Mortimore 35 299-5d 299-8d not out 87 161-5 260-3d 345.* ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Old Trafford, June 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 (England won by ten wickets) run out 58 413 147 2 not out 9 12-0 275 346.* Surrey v Worcestershire, Worcester, June 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) [Capt.] c E.J.O.Hemsley b L.J.Coldwell 83 254 311-4d not out 82 167-4 198-2d 347. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Lord’s, June 26, 27, 28, 30, July 1 (Match drawn) c R.C.Fredericks b V.A.Holder 7 344 380 1 33