John Edrich

John Hugh Edrich, was an English first-class cricketer who, during a career that ran from 1956 to 1978, was considered one of the best batsmen of his generation. Born in Blofield, Norfolk, Edrich came from a cricketing family, his four cousins, Eric Edrich, Bill Edrich, Geoff Edrich and Brian Edrich, all having played first-class cricket. He was educated at the private Bracondale School between the ages of eight and seventeen, during which time he played cricket at weekends and was coached by former cricketer C. S. R. Boswell.

21 June 1937

Born on the same birth day (21 June): Byron Schammer • Enoch Poor • Eric Reed (musician) • Ferdinand André Fouqué • Fernando Savater • Gaël Kakuta • Gennady Padalka • Joey Kramer • Machado de Assis • Robert A. Boyd • Robert Dewar • Sascha Konietzko • Thomas Blondeau • Tibor Szele • Ya'acov Ben-Dov

Born in the same month (June 1937): Anita Desai • Antal Festetics • Chris Blackwell • Del Harris • Freddy Fender • Gorilla Monsoon • Jerry Keller • Kirkpatrick Sale • Niki Sullivan • Reggie Workman • Robert Coleman Richardson • Rosaleen Linehan • Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins • Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha