John Edrich
On scorecards: JH Edrich
In-game rating: 89/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
John Edrich played 77 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1963 to 1976. The first came against West Indies at Old Trafford, with scores of 20 and 38, and the last against West Indies at Old Trafford in 1976.
The most productive decade was the 1960s: 2,711 runs at 45.9 in 40 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 310 not out from 450 balls against New Zealand at Headingley in 1965, in a match England won. In all: 12 hundreds, 24 fifties.
At home the average was 43.8 across 45 Tests; away it was 43.3 across 31 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 2,644 runs at 49.0 in 32 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 13 Tests and 746 runs at 39.3. England won 22 of the Tests John Edrich played and lost 12, with 43 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 77 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310* | 450 | New Zealand | Headingley | 1965 | Won |
| 175 | 420 | Australia | Lord's | 1975 | Drawn |
| 164 | 422 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 1968 | Won |
| 155 | 330 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge | 1969 | Drawn |
| 146 | – | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1968 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 32 | 2,644 | 48.96 | 7/13 |
| West Indies | 14 | 792 | 34.43 | 1/4 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 840 | 60.00 | 3/2 |
| India | 10 | 494 | 38.00 | 1/3 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 361 | 27.77 | 0/2 |
| South Africa | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 45 | 3,155 | 43.82 | 7/14 |
| Away | 31 | 1,947 | 43.27 | 5/10 |
| Neutral | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40 | 2,711 | 45.95 | 8/10 |
| 1970s | 37 | 2,427 | 41.14 | 4/14 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 13 | 746 | 39.26 | 3/2 |
| Headingley | 9 | 849 | 53.06 | 1/5 |
| Kennington Oval | 8 | 543 | 38.79 | 1/2 |
| Old Trafford | 8 | 491 | 37.77 | 1/2 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 403 | 57.57 | 1/3 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 4 | 340 | 56.67 | 1/3 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1963 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1976 at Old Trafford
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