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John Edrich scored 103 first-class centuries.© Twitter
England’s former “fearless” opening batsman John Edrich has died on the age of 83, the England and Wales Cricket Board introduced on Friday. Diagnosed with leukaemia in 2000, the left-hander who performed for county facet Surrey scored 103 first-class centuries. He performed 77 Tests, scoring 5,138 runs at a mean of 43.54. Former England nice Ian Botham wrote on Twitter: “Very sad news today to wake up on Christmas Day and to be told that John Edrich has passed away !! A wonderful man who I was lucky enough to spend some quality time with…RIP.”
Very unhappy information right this moment to get up on Christmas Day and to be informed that John Edrich has handed away !! A beautiful man who I used to be fortunate sufficient to spend some high quality time with…RIP
— Ian Botham (@BeefyBotham) December 25, 2020
ECB CEO Tom Harrison mentioned: “With John’s passing, we’ve lost a prolific and fearless batsman – one of the select few who have scored more than 5,000 runs for England.”
“His duels with among the world’s finest quick bowlers have been legendary, and it is a testomony to his capacity that his 310 not out in opposition to New Zealand in 1965 stays the fifth-highest Test rating by an English batsman.”
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