Career
He was an English cricketer who played 339 first-class matches for Lancashire between 1946 and 1958 as a right-handed batsman. Before his first-class career, he had played Minor Counties cricket for Norfolk (1937–1939), and after his first-class retirement he returned to the Minor Counties, this time playing for Cumberland (1960–1962). Whilst at Cumberland, he was also professional for Workington, the Cumbrian club appearing in the North Lancashire League.
Geoff Edrich was listed at northern
3 in the batting order so didn"t get to battalion His highest score was 167 not out (followed by 84 in the second innings) for Lancashire against Nottinghamshire in 1954.
Sergeant Geoff Edrich survived three years" captivity in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, during the Second World War, including a stint on the infamous Burma Railway. After his playing career he became the groundsman and coach at Cheltenham College.
He died on 2 January 2004, aged 85.
