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John Hugh Edrich, MBE (21 June 1937 – 23 December 2020) was an English first-class cricketer who, during a career that ran from 1956 to 1978, was considered one of the best batsmen of his generation.
The youngest member of a prolific Norfolk cricket family, John Edrich was the sort of opening batsman every team-mate, and all selection panels, yearns for.
Dec 25, 2020 · John Edrich, the former England batsman who was renowned as one of the world's doughtiest players of fast bowling, has died at the age of 83. He died of natural causes on December 23,...
Oct 4, 2021 · EDRICH, JOHN HUGH, MBE, who died on December 23, aged 83, was impassive and unflinching in the face of the world's most hostile bowlers.
Dec 25, 2020 · Former England batsman John Edrich has died at the age of 83. The left-hander played 77 Tests for England, making 12 centuries and finishing with an average of 43.54.
Dec 25, 2020 · Legendary England batsman, John Edrich, passes away. Edrich represented England in 77 Tests and seven ODIs between 1963 and 1976. He scored 5138 runs in Tests at an average of 43.54 and 223 runs at 37.16 in ODIs.
Dec 25, 2020 · John Edrich, who has died aged 83, was one of the most prolific, and also one of the most underrated, of all England batsmen. The 5,138 runs he scored at an average of 43.54 in 77 Tests...
Dec 25, 2020 · England batting great John Edrich has died at the age of 83. Edrich played 77 Test matches during a 13-year international career between 1963 and 1976, scoring 5,138 runs at 43,54 with 12...
John Edrich was unlucky with injuries, breaking the first finger of his left hand no less than four times in his career, which may have delayed his England selection – his first appearance...
Born June 21, 1937, Blofield, Norfolk, John Edrich hailed from a strong cricketing background, his four cousins, Eric, Bill, Geoff and Brian, all having played first-class cricket.
