If the Australian Daily Telegraph is correct, John Edrich has died,
though there's nothing on the BBC website or Cricinfo yet (but of course
news is always slow to filter through at Christmas). He was one of my favourite players. It helped that he played for my county of Surrey, and
that his rise coincided with my starting to seriously follow the game as
a child. But I also admired his grit and determination. He was never
pretty, but often highly effective.
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John Hall "Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always
pays off now." Anon
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On 25/12/2020 09:36, John Hall wrote:

If the Australian Daily Telegraph is correct, John Edrich has died,
though there's nothing on the BBC website or Cricinfo yet (but of course news is always slow to filter through at Christmas).

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/john-edrich-the-former-england-opener-dies-aged-83-1245097

That's just appeared on the Cricinfo home page in the last few minutes.

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On 25/12/2020 8:36 pm, John Hall wrote:

If the Australian Daily Telegraph is correct, John Edrich has died,
though there's nothing on the BBC website or Cricinfo yet (but of course news is always slow to filter through at Christmas). He was one of my favourite players. It helped that he played for my county of Surrey, and that his rise coincided with my starting to seriously follow the game as
a child. But I also admired his grit and determination. He was never
pretty, but often highly effective.

Gritty, determined and thorn in the side of Australian teams (from my
memories in the 70's), not a bad epitaph.
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