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| birth_place = [[Cantley, Norfolk]]
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|5|31|1922|8|18|df=yes}}
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| death_place = [[Padstow]], Cornwall
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| batting = Left-hand batsman
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-hand [[off break]]
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role = Batsman
| role = Batsman
| family = [[Bill Edrich|WJ Edrich]] (brother)<br />[[Eric Edrich|EH Edrich]] (brother)<br />[[Geoff Edrich|GA Edrich]] (brother)<br />[[John Edrich|JH Edrich]] (cousin)<br >[[Justin Edrich|JS Edrich]] (nephew)
| family = {{ubl|[[Bill Edrich]] (brother)|[[Eric Edrich]] (brother)|[[Geoff Edrich]] (brother)|[[John Edrich]] (cousin)|[[Justin Edrich]] (nephew)}}
| club1 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]
| club1 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]
| year1 = 1947–1953
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| club2 = [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]]
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| lastyear1 = 1967
| lastyear1 = 1967
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| lastfor1 = [[Minor Counties]]
| lastagainst1 = [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistanis]]
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'''Brian Robert Edrich''' (18 August 1922 – 31 May 2009) was an English [[cricket]]er who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] between 1947 and 1956. He was a member of the Edrich cricketing family from [[Norfolk]]. His three brothers, [[Eric Edrich|Eric]], [[Geoff Edrich|Geoff]] and [[Bill Edrich|Bill]], and his cousin, [[John Edrich|John]], all played first-class cricket.
'''Brian Robert Edrich''' (18 August 1922 – 31 May 2009) was an English [[cricket]]er who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] between 1947 and 1956. He was a member of the Edrich cricketing family from [[Norfolk]]. His three brothers, [[Eric Edrich|Eric]], [[Geoff Edrich|Geoff]] and [[Bill Edrich|Bill]], and his cousin, [[John Edrich|John]], all played first-class cricket.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Edrich signed for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] in 1939 and played for the Second XI during his first season. The [[Second World War]] intervened and Edrich was not able to make his [[first-class cricket]] debut until the 1947 season. During the war he served in the [[Royal Air Force]] in Canada, India and Ceylon.<ref name=kh271 />
Edrich signed for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] in 1939 and played for the Second XI during his first season. The [[Second World War]] intervened and Edrich was not able to make his [[first-class cricket]] debut until the 1947 season. During the war he served in the [[Royal Air Force]] in Canada, India and Ceylon.<ref name=kh271 />


After making his debut against [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] in May 1947, he went on to play 181 first-class matches for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] between 1947 and 1956, scoring 5,529 runs.<ref name=ci>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12488.html Brian enrich], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 22 October 2017.</ref> He broke into the Kent First XI as a regular in 1949, scoring 893 runs and taking 37 wickets, including both his career high score (193 scored against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]) and best bowling figures (7/41 taken against [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]).<ref name=ci3jun09>Williamson M (2009) [http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/407284.html Brian Edrich dies aged 86], [[CricInfo]], 3 June 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2017.</ref> His innings against Sussex set a new Kent record partnership of 161 for the ninth wicket, made with [[Fred Ridgway]] at [[Nevill Ground|Tunbridge Wells]].<ref name=caprofile>{{cite web |subscription=yes |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1181.html|title=Brief profile of Brian Edrich|last=Hignell|first=Dr. A. K. |date=December 2003|publisher=Cricket Archive|accessdate=1 June 2009}}</ref>
After making his debut against [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] in May 1947, he went on to play 181 first-class matches for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] between 1947 and 1956, scoring 5,529 runs.<ref name=ci>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12488.html Brian Edrich], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 22 October 2017.</ref> He broke into the Kent First XI as a regular in 1949, scoring 893 runs and taking 37 wickets, including both his career high score (193 scored against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]) and best bowling figures (7/41 taken against [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]).<ref name=ci3jun09>Williamson M (2009) [http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/407284.html Brian Edrich dies aged 86], [[CricInfo]], 3 June 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2017.</ref> His innings against Sussex set a new Kent record partnership of 161 for the ninth wicket, made with [[Fred Ridgway]] at [[Nevill Ground|Tunbridge Wells]].<ref name=caprofile>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1181.html|title=Brief profile of Brian Edrich|last=Hignell|first=Dr. A. K. |date=December 2003|publisher=Cricket Archive|accessdate=1 June 2009}}</ref>


He was awarded his [[county cap]] by Kent in 1949<ref name=ca>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4412/4412.html Brian Edrich], CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2017.</ref> and his most prolific season was 1951 in which he passed 1,000 runs for the only time in his career, finishing with 1,267, including two centuries, and took 49 wickets.<ref name=ci3jun09 /> After this season he bowled rarely and his form became "patchy"<ref name=ci3jun09 /> and he was released by Kent after making 128 appearances at the end of the 1953 season.<ref name=kh271 /><ref name=glam>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamorgancricket.com/news-detail.php?int_id=85|title=Brian Edrich – A Tribute|publisher=Glamorgan County Cricket Club|accessdate=1 June 2009|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526222523/http://www.glamorgancricket.com/news-detail.php?int_id=85|archivedate=26 May 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He joined [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] for three seasons as a player, becoming an assistant coach in 1956 and playing in the Second XI to help develop young players.<ref name=ci3jun09 /><ref name=glam /> Financial cutbacks led to his coaching role being lost in the early 1960s and he moved to coach cricket at [[St Edward's School, Oxford]] in 1964.<ref name=kh271 /><ref name=ci3jun09 /><ref name=glam />
He was awarded his [[county cap]] by Kent in 1949<ref name=ca>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4412/4412.html Brian Edrich], CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2017.</ref> and his most prolific season was 1951 in which he passed 1,000 runs for the only time in his career, finishing with 1,267, including two centuries, and took 49 wickets.<ref name=ci3jun09 /> After this season he bowled rarely and his form became "patchy"<ref name=ci3jun09 /> and he was released by Kent after making 128 appearances at the end of the 1953 season.<ref name=kh271 /><ref name=glam>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamorgancricket.com/news-detail.php?int_id=85|title=Brian Edrich – A Tribute|publisher=Glamorgan County Cricket Club|accessdate=1 June 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526222523/http://www.glamorgancricket.com/news-detail.php?int_id=85|archivedate=26 May 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He joined [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] for three seasons as a player, becoming an assistant coach in 1956 and playing in the Second XI to help develop young players.<ref name=ci3jun09 /><ref name=glam /> Financial cutbacks led to his coaching role being lost in the early 1960s and he moved to coach cricket at [[St Edward's School, Oxford]] in 1964.<ref name=kh271 /><ref name=ci3jun09 /><ref name=glam />


Whilst working in Oxford he played for [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]] between 1966 and 1971, making 28 appearances in the [[Minor Counties Championship]] and playing twice in the [[Gillette Cup (England)|Gillette Cup]].<ref name=kh271 /><ref name=ca /> He made one appearance for the [[Minor Counties]] representative team against the [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 1967|touring Pakistanis in 1967]], his final first-class match.<ref name=ca />
Whilst working in Oxford he played for [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]] between 1966 and 1971, making 28 appearances in the [[Minor Counties Championship]] and playing twice in the [[Gillette Cup (England)|Gillette Cup]].<ref name=kh271 /><ref name=ca /> He made one appearance for the [[Minor Counties]] representative team against the [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 1967|touring Pakistanis in 1967]], his final first-class match.<ref name=ca />
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Latest revision as of 12:16, 30 January 2024

Brian Edrich
Personal information
Full name
Brian Robert Edrich
Born(1922-08-18)18 August 1922
Cantley, Norfolk
Died31 May 2009(2009-05-31) (aged 86)
Padstow, Cornwall
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947–1953Kent
1954–1956Glamorgan
1966–1971Oxfordshire
FC debut10 May 1947 Kent v Lancashire
Last FC19 July 1967 Minor Counties v Pakistanis
LA debut3 May 1967 Oxfordshire v Cambridgeshire
Last LA25 April 1970 Oxfordshire v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 181 2
Runs scored 5,529 34
Batting average 19.96 17.00
100s/50s 4/17 0/0
Top score 193* 34
Balls bowled 9,347 0
Wickets 137 –
Bowling average 33.18 –
5 wickets in innings 4 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 7/41 –
Catches/stumpings 130/– 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 4 June 2017

Brian Robert Edrich (18 August 1922 – 31 May 2009) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent and Glamorgan between 1947 and 1956. He was a member of the Edrich cricketing family from Norfolk. His three brothers, Eric, Geoff and Bill, and his cousin, John, all played first-class cricket.

Early life

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Edrich was born in Cantley, Norfolk in 1922. He grew up on the family farm near Lingwood and in East Yorkshire when the family moved north in 1932, returning to live near Heacham. He played cricket for Heacham, playing for the First XI by 1938, aged 16.[1] He was playing for an Edrich family team in 1938 when he was recommended as a promising youngster to Kent County Cricket Club who offered him a contract for the 1939 season without seeing him play.[1]

Cricket career

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Edrich signed for Kent in 1939 and played for the Second XI during his first season. The Second World War intervened and Edrich was not able to make his first-class cricket debut until the 1947 season. During the war he served in the Royal Air Force in Canada, India and Ceylon.[1]

After making his debut against Lancashire in May 1947, he went on to play 181 first-class matches for Kent and Glamorgan between 1947 and 1956, scoring 5,529 runs.[2] He broke into the Kent First XI as a regular in 1949, scoring 893 runs and taking 37 wickets, including both his career high score (193 scored against Sussex) and best bowling figures (7/41 taken against Hampshire).[3] His innings against Sussex set a new Kent record partnership of 161 for the ninth wicket, made with Fred Ridgway at Tunbridge Wells.[4]

He was awarded his county cap by Kent in 1949[5] and his most prolific season was 1951 in which he passed 1,000 runs for the only time in his career, finishing with 1,267, including two centuries, and took 49 wickets.[3] After this season he bowled rarely and his form became "patchy"[3] and he was released by Kent after making 128 appearances at the end of the 1953 season.[1][6] He joined Glamorgan for three seasons as a player, becoming an assistant coach in 1956 and playing in the Second XI to help develop young players.[3][6] Financial cutbacks led to his coaching role being lost in the early 1960s and he moved to coach cricket at St Edward's School, Oxford in 1964.[1][3][6]

Whilst working in Oxford he played for Oxfordshire between 1966 and 1971, making 28 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and playing twice in the Gillette Cup.[1][5] He made one appearance for the Minor Counties representative team against the touring Pakistanis in 1967, his final first-class match.[5]

Later life

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Edrich died at Padstow in Cornwall in 2009 aged 86.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Hounsome K (2015) A game well played - a history of cricket in Norfolk, pp.271–272. Norwich: Hounsome.
  2. ^ Brian Edrich, CricInfo. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e Williamson M (2009) Brian Edrich dies aged 86, CricInfo, 3 June 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  4. ^ Hignell, Dr. A. K. (December 2003). "Brief profile of Brian Edrich". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  5. ^ a b c Brian Edrich, CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Brian Edrich – A Tribute". Glamorgan County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
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