10 best players of all time from Surrey

#5 John Edrich

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Born June 21, 1937, Blofield, Norfolk, John Edrich hailed from a strong cricketing background - his four cousins, Eric, Bill, Geoff and Brian, all having played first-class cricket.

John was a solid left-handed batsman, who was adept at building as well as rebuilding the innings. He was patient in leaving balls outside the off-stump but put the loose balls away to the fence when the chances came.

He was also the most dependable of all Geoff Boycott's 17 England opening partners. In 77 Tests, he scored upwards of 5000 runs. His Test numbers might not be impressive, but his first-class record was very good.

He was a prolific scorer for Surrey. With close to 40,000 runs in 564 first-class games, John Edrich is perhaps one of the finest left-handers to don the England cap.

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