Bill Edrich
Cricket Legend. War Hero. Footballer. Hellraiser.
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 30 July 2026
- ISBN 9781399407816
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages272 pages
- Size 198x129 mm
- Language
- Illustrations Black and white plate section 700
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Short description:
Record-breaking England cricketer, war RAF hero, Tottenham Hotspur footballer, and husband to five wives, this is the story of the many lives of one of cricketing's greatest characters.
MoreLong description:
DEREK HODGSON CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR - THE CRICKET MEDIA CLUB AWARDS
'McKinstry's biography will fascinate cricket lovers' - The Times
A STORY OF CRICKET VICTORIES, EXPLOSIVE CONTROVERSIES, WARTIME GLORY AND A LIFE LIVED TO THE FULLEST
571 first-class matches from 1934 to 1958. 36,965 runs. 29th on all-time lists. 86 centuries. 479 wickets. Bill Edrich was one of the biggest cricket stars of his time along with Denis Compton and Len Hutton. He even played football for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur.
Award-winning writer Leo McKinstry recounts Edrich's audacity both as a cricketer and an RAF pilot when his flying prowess brought him a promotion to Squadron Leader and won him the Distinguished Flying Cross.
The same action-filled intensity applied to his turbulent private life. Edrich was married five times but rarely allowed his ardour to be inhibited by any wedding vows. Equally unrestrained was his fondness for alcohol and partying, with one particularly exuberant display of intoxication during a home Test match losing him his place in the England team, only to return for the famous Ashes triumph of 1953.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR
Table of Contents:
Introduction
1. Crossing the Rope: 1932-1934
2. All-rounder: 1934-1937
3. Testing Times: 1938-1939
4. The Shadow of War: 1939-1941
5. Combat Operations: 1941-1945
6. Victory: 1945-1947
7. Triumph and Collapse: 1947-1948
8. Legendary Charm: 1948-1950
9. Test Exile: 1951-1953
10. Trials and Tribulations: 1954-1958
11. On the Defensive: 1959-1963
12. Fading Light: 1963-1971
13. Close of Play: 1971-1986
Bill Edrich's Statistics
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
