Poyningsgull
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- Apr 12, 2007
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Great batsman. Takes me back to my youth.
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[Cricket] RIP John Edrich
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dejavuatbtn
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Legend when I was young. Remember him scoring big runs when we had a junior school outing to Windsor in the early 60s. Always stuck in my head and made me a sort of a benchmark for a top batsman. RIP JE, you have left us with great memories.
VAL1850
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RIP, mainstay of the opening batting line up in my youth,.....
Oh no. Proper old-school cricketer. Was lucky enough to play against him in the late 80s a couple of times.....complete gent.
RIP
RIP
Jealous. My Test favourite throughout the early ‘70s.
Lucky indeed - I envy you that experience! RIP John - the last (as far as I know) of a formidable Edrich cricketing dynasty.
He was an old man (to me at the time anyway, I was only 22) but the class was very evident. I was seconded to work in Jersey and he played occasionally in the Jersey Cricket League - I’d joined a local team when I arrived.....think he was also working for a bank there at the time.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
A hard man. Very under rated batsman, but an excellent record.
He scored ugly runs, but quite a lot of them.
Half of the oldest opening partnership for England in 1976 v West Indies at the Oval. Watch the video on You Tube. No helmet, flimsy protection, and Michael Holding at full bore aiming at his head. Terrifying to watch. The bowlers missed, but not by much.
He scored ugly runs, but quite a lot of them.
Half of the oldest opening partnership for England in 1976 v West Indies at the Oval. Watch the video on You Tube. No helmet, flimsy protection, and Michael Holding at full bore aiming at his head. Terrifying to watch. The bowlers missed, but not by much.
jakarta
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Him & David Steele The Bank Clerk who went to War..., Wasn't cricket as I like it, but then again I''m shite against pace!
No shame in that....a very tiny % of batsmen aren’t spooked by real pace (even if they claim they’re not). Edrich was one of them, along with Close and Richards maybe.
I was.....give me a medium-pacer any day. True pace or decent spin and I was ****ed.
Ooh it’s a corner
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I suspect it was actually D B Close and John who were the opening pair with Steele maybe at 3 but could be wrong. It was certainly he and Close in the final test I think when they may have been the only ones to make double figures - what a series that was.
I remember Edrich opening with Boycott in the 60s/70s in those days when I smuggled a small transistor into my bed to listen to the tests in Australia during the night.
A doughty and pugnacious left hander - RIP John
Dave the OAP
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....and robin jackmann today
Ooh it’s a corner
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Blimey another one bites the dust. Robin Jackman has also died today. Must have been a teammate of Edrich at Surrey and played a few tests and one day games for England - RIP
jakarta
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Taken out in 3 balls by a 15 year old pace bowler playing as a Senior vs. the Storrington Under 16s in my last innings, first took my pads, second my gloves, third off stump.
I predict he is going to be a good 'un in the future, never saw one of them!
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Ooh it’s a corner;9650313 said:
They wouldn't have played Tests together (not sure about ODI) but they would have been in the same Surrey side for a decade, including the 1971 team.
Jackman was the catalyst for the dispute in the Windies in 1980 over his involvement in SA. I first remember him during the 1982 home series against Pakistan. I was just getting into cricket then so he made an impression. He wasn't selected after that although he was no spring chicken in fairness.
I guess Norman Cowans coming on the scene pushed him down the pecking order.
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GREASED WEASEL
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Always remember him surviving the tea session at the Oval against the Windies
Might have even been all day
At stumps the West Indian crowd invaded the pitch
And a young lad ran up to JE with an enormous fake cricket bat and gave it to him
Might have even been all day
At stumps the West Indian crowd invaded the pitch
And a young lad ran up to JE with an enormous fake cricket bat and gave it to him
Dave the OAP
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The problem was that jackman, who was married to a South African, and played for western provinces and Rhodesia was seen very much a supporter of apartheid and the West Indians especially Guiana took exception to him playing for England in the West Indies.
Always enjoyed his commentary also.
Sad day for cricket
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Lower West Stander
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He retired to a place just up the road from where I own a timeshare in Scotland. Spent most of his time playing golf at the local club. Played a round there last year and it was awesome.
A lovely place to retire to and a great way to spend your last years.
RIP.
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A lovely place to retire to and a great way to spend your last years.
RIP.
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