SHORTLISTED 2025

Cricket Book of the Year | Shortlisted

Bill Edrich

by Leo McKinstry

Bill Edrich was one of the biggest cricket stars of his time. In this book, 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 DFC for a courageous raid in 1941.

Bill Edrich by Leo McKinstry
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