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John Edrich

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John Edrich
INTL CAREER: 1963 - 1976
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'Undaunted and unflinching, John Edrich was one of England's bravest cricketers'

'Undaunted and unflinching, John Edrich was one of England's bravest cricketers'

Surrey opener never backed down from a fight during career that yielded 39,790 first-class runs

21-Jul-2020•Paul Edwards
Nine of mine and a couple of theirs

Nine of mine and a couple of theirs

Graham Gooch picks a team from among the best cricketers he played with

22-Jul-2019•As told to Scott Oliver
'Bowling in limited-overs cricket these days needs to come with a health warning'

'Bowling in limited-overs cricket these days needs to come with a health warning'

Bob Willis talks about his Ashes stints, bowlers today, and why World Series Cricket was good for the game

22-Apr-2019•Interview by Crispin Andrews
The shades of 1976

The shades of 1976

Forty years later we can understand that famous English summer in a more nuanced way

01-Aug-2016•Sankaran Krishna
Facing Holding with a little thin towel

Facing Holding with a little thin towel

Brian Close and John Edrich won plenty of admirers - and took as many hits - on a brutal evening in Manchester in 1976

19-Sep-2015•Martin Williamson
A grump among the punks

A grump among the punks

John Edrich was a legend at Surrey but when he captained a team of young pretenders, he was cast adrift

03-Aug-2015•Alan Butcher
Half-century of boundaries, and miserly bowlers

Half-century of boundaries, and miserly bowlers

Also, best percentage of hundreds to innings, most frequent appearances on the Lord's honours board, most first-class fifties, and Sanga and Mahela's twin totals

01-Jul-2014•Steven Lynch
India's day of glory

India's day of glory

India came to England in 1971 with a record of no wins and 15 defeats in their 19 Tests... but all that changed at The Oval

13-Aug-2011•Martin Williamson
The birth of the one-day international

The birth of the one-day international

Poor weather, the threat of another draw and the fear of financial losses conspired to bring the limited-overs game to the international arena in 1971

22-Jun-2010•Martin Williamson
From Grace to Hick

From Grace to Hick

How the other 24 beat Mark Ramprakash to the landmark

02-Aug-2008•Patrick Kidd
Surrey honour 20 of their greats

Surrey honour 20 of their greats

The regeneration of Surrey's headquarters at The Oval will include an honouring of its previous generations, after it was announced that the club intends to name certain sections of the newly rebuilt Vauxhall End after 20 of its greatest players

24-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff
Great opening acts

Great opening acts

Saturday's first one-day international between England and Sri Lanka passed in a blur of indifference, as most of the home audience was transfixed by the latest round of football World Cup matches. But it hasn't always been thus

19-Jun-2006•Andrew Miller
Dangerous games

Dangerous games

One of the enduring images of watching South Africa of late has been the frequency with which Makhaya Ntini has struck batsmen on the head. Here, Cricinfo picks out 11 moments where tempers spilled over off the field&

02-May-2006•Martin Williamson
Edrich elected as Surrey president

Edrich elected as Surrey president

John Edrich, the former England opener, has replaced Richard Stilgoe as the president of Surrey County Cricket Club

13-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff
Famous name: Geoff Edrich dies at 85

Famous name: Geoff Edrich dies at 85

Geoff Edrich, one of the famous Norfolk brotherhood whose most famous member was the Middlesex and England allrounder Bill, died on January 2 after a long battle with cancer

07-Jan-2004•Steven Lynch
The original Little Master

The original Little Master

1949 In Bombay, one of the greatest openers of all time is born

10-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff
Edrich's epoch

Edrich's epoch

1965 A record-breaking innings from John Edrich

09-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff
Average century score in test cricket

Average century score in test cricket

Scoring a century has always been a great achievement in Test cricket

30-Jun-2000•Arshad H. Zaidi
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