Former England cricketer John Edrich dies at age 83.
The former England and Surrey batsman John Edrich has died aged 83. Edrich played 77 Tests from 1963 to 1976 and appeared in the world’s first one-day international in 1971 against Australia, hitting the first boundary.
Edrich achieved a Test average of 43.54 and went on to serve as an England selector and batting coach. He famously scored 310 not out against New Zealand in the third Test at Headingley in July 1965.
He scored 103 centuries in a career that saw him captain Surrey for five seasons in the 1970s before retiring from the game in 1978. He was awarded Standing for Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, an MBE in 1977.
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