Famous Cricketers No 86 - John Edrich

415. Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, August 28, 30, 31 (Surrey won by an innings and 12 runs) c D.L.Bairstow b C.M.Old 7 381 118 1 251 416.* Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, September 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) b D.J.Shepherd 17 304 222 c K.J.Lyons b D.L.Williams 62 204-7d 262-9 417.* Surrey v Hampshire, Southampton, September 11, 13, 14 (Hampshire won by four wickets) run out 113 269 295-4d b C.G.Greenidge 95 187 162-6d 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 6 11 0 267 62 24.27 - 2 6 Championship 16 30 1 1718 195* 59.24 6 8 13 Other Surrey match 1 2 0 24 23 12.00 - - - Other match 1 1 0 22 22 22.00 - - - Season 24 44 1 2031 195* 47.23 6 10 19 Career 417 726 72 30359 310* 46.42 79 146 237 1972 This was a very moderate season for Surrey who finished 12th in the Championship, but Edrich averaged nearly 50 in the 11 Championship matches in which he played. His highest score of the season was 168 against Kent at Maidstone in an innings lasting five hours with 1 six and 20 fours. He was 19th in the first-class averages and although he played in all the Test matches against Australia in a drawn series, his performances were moderate with a highest score of 49. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 418.* Surrey v MCC, Lord’s, April 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) st R.W.Taylor b J.Birkenshaw 124 266-8d 285-6d c R.T.Virgin b A.Ward 5 133-4 181-7d 419. Surrey v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) c K.Shuttleworth b D.P.Hughes 35 297 290-8d 1 32-2 420. Surrey v Australians, Kennington Oval, May 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c I.M.Chappell b R.A.L.Massie 110 300 180 281-6 421. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, May 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) retired hurt 14 310-7d 307-7d did not bat - 171-4 201 422.* Surrey v Kent, Maidstone, May 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c A.P.E.Knott b B.D.Julien 168 297-7d 302 2 c B.W.Luckhurst b J.N.Graham 9 128-5 216-5d 423. Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, May 31, June 1, 2 (Somerset won by an innings and 8 runs) b A.A.Jones 25 124 300-3d lbw b T.W.Cartwright 44 168 424. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Old Trafford, June 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 (England won by 89 runs) run out 49 249 142 1 c R.W.Marsh b G.D.Watson 26 234 252 425. Surrey v Kent, Kennington Oval, June 17, 19, 20 (Match drawn) [Capt.] c and b D.L.Underwood 18 271-9d 354-6d 1 c A.P.E.Knott b J.N.Graham 6 85-4 143-2d 426. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Lord’s, June 22, 23, 24, 26 (Australia won by eight wickets) lbw b D.K.Lillee 10 272 308 c R.W.Marsh b R.A.L.Massie 6 116 81-2 39