Famous Cricketers No 86 - John Edrich

Sixth Wicket (3) 203 118 D.Gibson Surrey v Gloucestershire Bristol 1965 523 130 G.R.J.Roope Surrey v Worcestershire Worcester 1976 531 112 L.E.Skinner Surrey v Middlesex Kennington Oval 1976 Seventh Wicket (1) 472 102 R.D.Jackman Surrey v Sussex Hove 1974 Out of the total of 170 century partnerships, John Edrich shared stands exceeding 100 with the following players:- 29 M.J.Stewart 20 K.F.Barrington 17 M.J.Edwards 13 G.Boycott 9 Younis Ahmed 7 A.B.D.Parsons, G.R.J.Roope 6 A.R.Butcher, G.P.Howarth 4 M.C.Cowdrey Results of Matches Played The results of the 564 first-class matches in which Edrich played were:- Won Drawn Lost Total Test Matches 22 27.3% 43 57.1% 12 15.6% 77 Surrey Championship Matches 105 29.1% 188 51.8% 69 19.1% 362 Surrey - Other Matches 13 28.5% 30 63.3% 5 8.2% 48 Players v Gentlemen 3 33.3% 3 66.7% - - 6 Other First-Class Matches 13 16.9% 45 64.8% 13 18.3% 71 Total 156 27.3% 309 55.3% 99 17.4% 564 John Edrich was captain of Surrey for five seasons and during that period was asked to captain England on one occasion. His team record as captain was:- Won Drawn Lost Total Test Matches - - - - 1 100.0% 1 Surrey Championship Matches 28 32.2% 43 49.4% 16 18.4% 87 Surrey - Other Matches 2 28.6% 5 71.4% - - 7 Other Matches - - 2 100.0% - - 2 Total 30 30.9% 50 51.2% 17 17.5% 97 Man of the Match Awards John Edrich was named as “Man of the Match” in the following six Test matches: England v Australia Headingley July 1968 England v Australia Kennington Oval August 1968 England v West Indies Headingley July 1969 England v New Zealand Lord’s July 1969 England v New Zealand Trent Bridge August 1969 England v New Zealand Kennington Oval August 1969 63