For a long time, Boycott's opening partner for England. I watched him score 100 in the only test match I ever attended (India at Old Trafford, 1974). The ground was nearly empty and the following day the Grauniad printed a photo of Edrich hitting a 4. My pal Gerard and I were clearly visible in the background, surrounded by empty seats.
Good batsman, verging on great. He seemed to me to get going quite often but then got himself out.
Edit: it dawned on me after I posted this that Edrich's last hurrah as a test player was when he and Close were recalled to open the batting for England against the monstrous 1970s West Indian pace attack, for whom Tony Grieg's "Grovel" statement had been a red rag. Their combined age as opening batsmen was 84. Their torsos were covered in bruises after a particulalry hostile spell from Michael Holding.
The period before the close of the third day brought disquieting cricket as Edrich and Close grimly defended their wickets and themselves against fast bowling, which was frequently too wild and too hostile to be acceptable.