Eric Edrich
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Eric Harry Edrich was an English cricketer
. Born in Lingwood
, Norfolk
, Edrich played in 36 first-class matches for Lancashire
as a wicketkeeper between 1946 and 1948, before becoming a farmer. His three brothers, Brian
, Geoff
and Bill
, and also his cousin, John Edrich
, all played first-class cricket
.
He died in Wistow, Cambridgeshire
aged 79.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Born in Lingwood
Lingwood and Burlingham
Lingwood and Burlingham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, comprising the large village of Lingwood together with the smaller villages of Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, Edrich played in 36 first-class matches for Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
as a wicketkeeper between 1946 and 1948, before becoming a farmer. His three brothers, Brian
Brian Edrich
Brian Robert Edrich was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. He also acted as assistant coach of Glamorgan. Born in Cantley, Norfolk, he died at Padstow in Cornwall, aged 86...
, Geoff
Geoff Edrich
Geoffrey Arthur Edrich was born in Lingwood, Norfolk, on 13 July 1918.He was an English cricketer who played 339 first-class matches for Lancashire between 1946 and 1958 as a right-handed batsman...
and Bill
Bill Edrich
William John "Bill" Edrich DFC was a distinguished cricketer who played for Middlesex, MCC, Norfolk and England.Edrich's three brothers, Brian, Eric and Geoff, and also his cousin, John, all played first-class cricket...
, and also his cousin, John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
, all played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
.
He died in Wistow, Cambridgeshire
Wistow, Cambridgeshire
' – in Huntingdonshire , England – is a village near Warboys south of Ramsey.-External links:*...
aged 79.