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Robin Jackman: Former England and Surrey bowler dies aged 75

25-12-2020 23:05 via bbc.co.uk

Former England bowler Robin Jackman, who took 1,402 wickets in a 16-year career in first-class cricket, has died at the age of 75.

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John Edrich obituary

25-12-2020 15:28

One of the great English batsmen and captain of Surrey hailed for his gritty concentrationThe cricketer John Edrich, who has died aged 83 after suffering from leukaemia, was one of the best English top order batsmen of the 20th century. Short, stocky, bushy-eyebrowed and brave, he played 77 times for his country between 1963 and 1976, and had an especially good record against the two best sides of his era – Australia and West Indies. In 1970-71, his superb batting performances were one of

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John Edrich: Former England batsman dies aged 83

25-12-2020 11:25 via bbc.co.uk

Former England batsman John Edrich, who scored more than 5,000 runs including 12 centuries in 77 Test matches, dies aged 83.

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John Edrich, former England and Surrey batsman, dies aged 83

25-12-2020 10:56

Edrich played 77 Tests from 1963 to 1977He scored unbeaten 310 against New ZealandThe former England and Surrey batsman John Edrich has died aged 83. Edrich played 77 Tests from 1962 to 1977 and appeared in the world’s first one-day international in 1971 against Australia, hitting the first boundary.Edrich achieved a Test average of 43.54 and went on to serve as an England selector and batting coach. He famously scored 310 not out against New Zealand in the third Test at Headingley in July

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