Famous Cricketers No 86 - John Edrich

451.* Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, July 14, 16 (Surrey won by an innings and 165 runs) [Capt.] run out 54 268-9d 60 43 452. Surrey v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, July 25, 26, 27 (Surrey won by 57 runs) [Capt.] lbw b I.R.Buxton 6 329-9d 205 did not bat - 191-5d 258 453. Surrey v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 4, (6), (7) (Match drawn) [Capt.] not out 6 21-2 250 1 454. Surrey v Middlesex, Kennington Oval, August 18, 20, 21 (Surrey won by 29 runs) [Capt.] c J.T.Murray b J.S.E.Price 16 323-7d 208 not out 81 190-2d 276 1 455.* Surrey v Yorkshire, Headingley, August 25, 27, 28 (Surrey won by 42 runs) [Capt.] c D.L.Bairstow b H.P.Cooper 2 184 90 c D.L.Bairstow b H.P.Cooper 109 247-3d 299 456. Surrey v Northamptonshire, Guildford, August 29, 30, 31 (Surrey won by an innings and 3 runs) [Capt.] lbw b R.H.M.Cottam 19 259 64 192 457. Surrey v Sussex, Kennington Oval, September 8, 10, 11 (Surrey won by eight wickets) [Capt.] c G.A.Greenidge b M.A.Buss 23 347 210 b A.W.Greig 2 111-2 244 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 17 30 3 904 109 33.48 2 6 4 Other Surrey matches 3 4 1 135 50 45.00 - 1 - Season 20 34 4 1039 109 34.63 2 7 4 Career 457 797 79 32775 310* 45.64 85 157 249 1973/74 - D.H.Robins’ XI in South Africa On a bridge-building tour to South Africa, the team was captained by D.B.Close and the South African authorities accepted Younis Ahmed from Pakistan and John Shepherd from West Indies in the tour party. Edrich scored two centuries on the tour, the second one lasting nine hours. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 458.* D.H.Robins’ XI v Western Province, Cape Town, October 26, 27, 29 (Match drawn) [3] c F.S.Goldstein b G.A.Chevalier 118 375-4d 286-4d 149-5 459. D.H.Robins’ XI v Natal, Durban, November (2), 3, 5 (Match drawn) [3] b V.A.P.Van der Bijl 40 222-8d 134-7d did not bat - 98-2d 32-0 460. D.H.Robins’ XI v Transvaal, Johannesburg, November 9, 10, 12 (D.H.Robins’ XI won by eight wickets) c J.C.Breakey b J.P.D.Flanagan 24 303-6d 217-9d 1 c B.F.Bath b D.R.Neilson 7 116-2 199 461. D.H.Robins’ XI v South African Invitation XI, Cape Town, November 23, 24, 26, 27 (Match drawn) [3] b P.D.Swart 6 329 278 [3] c E.J.Barlow b V.A.P.Van der Bijl 48 142-5 287-8d 462.* D.H.Robins’ XI v South African Invitation XI, Durban, November 30, December 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c A.J.S.Smith b V.A.P.Van der Bijl 170 383-9d 454 not out 5 39-0 42