Famous Cricketers No 86 - John Edrich

376.* Surrey v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 26, 27, 28 (Surrey won by seven wickets) c K.V.Jones b P.H.Parfitt 133 300-5d 291-6d c P.H.Parfitt b F.J.Titmus 42 186-3 194 377. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, August 29, 31, September 1 (Worcestershire won by 100 runs) c N.Gifford b D.N.F.Slade 41 240 302-4d c V.A.Holder b N.Gifford 27 155 193-3d 378. Surrey v Kent, Kennington Oval, September 9, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c A.P.E.Knott b J.C.J.Dye 0 151-9d 291-9d not out 100 215-4 379. Surrey v Lancashire, Kennington Oval, September (12), 14, 15 (Match drawn) [Capt.] c F.M.Engineer b K.Shuttleworth 14 184 58-7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 18 32 3 1388 143 47.86 4 4 9 Other Surrey match 1 1 0 102 102 102.00 1 - - Other matches 2 4 0 96 39 24.00 - - 1 Season 21 37 3 1586 143 46.64 5 4 10 Career 379 657 66 27192 310* 46.01 70 129 210 1970/71 - MCC in Australia and New Zealand The Third Test match in Melbourne starting on December 31st was abandoned on the third day after almost continuous rain prevented any play, after England had won the toss and invited Australia to bat. An additional Test match was inserted into the touring programme in place of the return match against Victoria and played in Sydney starting on February 12th. With three recognised opening batsmen in the side, Edrich opted to drop down to third in the batting order below Boycott and Luckhurst but in the last three matches shared partnerships with Boycott of 162, 32, 161*, 107 and 103. He scored two centuries in the Test matches and had a tour average in Australia of 68.56. His 130 in the Adelaide Test lasted nearly six hours with 14 fours. In New Zealand, England played a two- match series. Edrich played in both matches but recorded very low scores. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 380.* MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, October 30, 31, November 1, 2 (Match drawn) lbw b G.S.Chappell 63 451-9d 649-9d c R.P.Blundell b J.R.Hammond 8 235-4 381. MCC v Victoria, Melbourne, November 6, 7, 8, 9 (Victoria won by six wickets) [3] c sub (K.H.Eastwood) b G.D.Watson 44 142 304-8d [3] b P.L.A.Bedford 42 341 180-4 382.* MCC v Queensland, Brisbane, November 20, 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) [3] c T.W.Graveney b R.E.Dudgeon 120 418-4 360 383.* ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, November 27, 28, 29, December 1, 2 (Match drawn) [4] c I.M.Chappell b T.J.Jenner 79 464 433 did not bat - 39-1 214 384.* MCC v Western Australia, Perth, December 5, 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) [5] not out 3 258-3d 257-5d c J.T.Irvine b L.Varis 70 256-6 285 385. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Perth, December 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) [3] run out 47 397 440 [3] not out 115 287-6d 100-3 386. MCC v Tasmania, Hobart, December 23, 24, 26 (MCC won by nine wickets) c and b B.C.Patterson 52 316-4d 164 1 not out 42 72-1 223 36