Bill Edrich

DEREK HODGSON CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR – THE CRICKET MEDIA CLUB AWARDS ‘Brilliant’ – Daily Express ‘A must-read’ – Financial Times ‘A wonderful book’ – Henry Blofeld ‘Exquisite’ – The Sun CRICKET LEGEND. WAR HERO. FOOTBALLER. WILD MAN. BILL EDRICH'S STORY IS ONE 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 was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1940 and played football for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur during the 1930s. In the first biography for 30 years, award-winning writer Leo McKinstry recounts Edrich's audacity both as a cricketer and an RAF pilot. Edrich’s flying prowess brought him a promotion to Squadron Leader and won him the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) after his part in a courageous daylight raid over Cologne