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Patsy Hendren
Wed, February 07 2018
A Patsy Hendren joke, this time to Arthur Mailey
Patsy Hendren was an excellent batsman. He was also a popular entertainer, gifted with a terrific sense of humour. This is merely an example of that.
Sun, July 24 2016
Infographic: Misbah-ul-Haq and 5 other oldest cricketers to score Test centuries
Jack Hobbs scored 2,440 runs after he turned 40, smashing 8 hundreds. Misbah already has 5 hundreds to his name post 40 and with his fitness and stamina, there is no reason, why he cannot go and surpass the English cricket giant.
Mon, February 29 2016
Patsy Hendren tricks Alf Gover at Lord’s
Gover went on to become one of the celebrated coaches in the history of the sport.
Sun, May 22 2016
Patsy Hendren wears the first “helmet” in cricket
Patsy Hendren decided to take the step after taking four blows to his head.
Thu, February 02 2017
17 best performances by players after they turned 40
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his 40th birthday today [April 24, 2013]. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a few great performances by batsmen after they had turned 40.
Wed, January 13 2016
Patsy Hendren: Great cricketer and greater entertainer
Patsy Hendren was a brilliant batsman, extraordinary fielder and one of the most popular players to have played the game. His 170 hundreds is surpassed only by Jack Hobbs, and his 57,611 runs has been bettered only by Hobbs and Frank Woolley.
Fri, November 02 2012
As Sachin Tendulkar approaches 40, history and stats are stacked against him. But don’t count him out yet!
As Sachin Tendulkar approaches the dreaded 40th birthday, voices clamouring for his retirement grow louder. Arunabha Sengupta crunches numbers to find that although most age-related statistics extracted from history of the game are discouraging, there still remains a glimmer of hope.
Thu, September 03 2015
Stats across eras 6: How helmets affected scoring against Lillee, Thomson etc
In the sixth part of the statistics across eras series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at the perception that helmets affected the revenue of pace bowlers since they came into play from 1978.
Sat, August 23 2014
The Gilbert Jessop Mystery — Part 6 of 10
The Gilbert Jessop Mystery is a tale of detection etched on a vast canvas. A cricket historian plays the role of an expert hired to solve an intriguing problem involving old scoring sheets, fast hundreds, modern-art masterpieces, antique wagon wheels and old Victorian letters.
Thu, October 13 2011
Merchant followed Hendren’s diktat on retirement
The late Vijay Merchant, who wore several distinguished hats on and off the field, followed the dictum of former England cricketer Patsy Hendren when the great opener chose to retire from Tests after a last innings effort of 154 at Delhi, said ex-cricketer Vasant Raiji.