Rip Mike Hendrick

[Elwood Blues]

At the riskof upsetting Dembethewarrior, another death to report


Cricket fans will be sad to hear that the former Derbyshire and England fast bowler Mike Hendrick has passed away at the age of 72

[Pearcey3]

Re: Rip Mike Hendrick

Great bowler. I grew up in the 70’s watching him constantly beat the batsmen with a delivery but so rarely getting a nick to the keeper or slips. Very under-rated.

[The Bloop]

Re: Rip Mike Hendrick

Saw this earlier. A reunion of some great players from my childhood, just 10 days before he died.

https://twitter.com/TheCaulfieldWay/status/1420355936548442115?s=19

[Pearcey3]

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Yes I saw that photo. Some great childhood memories. Botham has put on some weight

[MacAdder]

Re: Rip Mike Hendrick

Yes I saw that photo. Some great childhood memories. Botham has put on some weight

You could say he looks quite beefy

Remember Mike Hendrick on my telly quite a bit during the seventies.

RIP.

[Hot Shot Hamish.]

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Sad news to hear of Mike’s passing. I think he had the record for most test matches played by a bowler who failed to take five wickets in an innings, which fails to show what an excellent bowler he was.
What a lovely picture that is further up the thread. I can’t put a name to the chap on the far left. Can someone put me out of my misery please? Right to left Boycott, Embury, Randall, Miller, Taylor, Hendrick , Botham, ?

[The Bloop]

Re: Rip Mike Hendrick

Sad news to hear of Mike’s passing. I think he had the record for most test matches played by a bowler who failed to take five wickets in an innings, which fails to show what an excellent bowler he was.
What a lovely picture that is further up the thread. I can’t put a name to the chap on the far left. Can someone put me out of my misery please? Right to left Boycott, Embury, Randall, Miller, Taylor, Hendrick , Botham, ?

Jon Lever

[the other bob wilson]

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Mike Hendrick must have tore his hair out at times, because he’d bowl over after over where you could cover where the ball pitched with a handkerchief and then Botham would come on, bowl a half tracker and take a wicket - it was little wonder the cricketing Lord was known as golden bollocks in the England dressing room for a while in the late seventies! In saying that, even back then, I thought Hendrick suffered because he had a worse case of that quick bowler’s dislike of being driven to the boundary than most, whereas Botham was prepared to experiment and gained his reward by pitching the ball up that bit further.

Although they were both still great bowlers, Anderson and Broad were quite like Hendrick in that they’d often be criticised for being that little bit short of a length in helpful conditions - in recent years though, they’ve changed their natural length a little and, I believe, they’re better bowlers for it.

None of this is to belittle Mike Hendrick, he was a fine bowler, but maybe he could have been a better one with a little adjustment to his action. Also, I remember Hendrick on TMS, he came over well and seemed to talk a lot of sense - it was no surprise that he became a respected coach.

RIP

[willo1927]

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Yes I saw that photo. Some great childhood memories. Botham has put on some weight

Should start walking again

[dembethewarrior]

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You're alright pal, you've not upset me.

I just looked up "I don't understand these types of posts" in the dictionary and it isn't described as upsetting.

Here to help.

[Hot Shot Hamish.]

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Jon Lever

Thanks. Now you've said it it's obvious but I was struggling. If should have got it from the pint in his left hand!

[The Bloop]

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Thanks. Now you've said it it's obvious but I was struggling. If should have got it from the pint in his left hand!

Ha ha - good spot

[Elwood Blues]

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You're alright pal, you've not upset me.

I just looked up "I don't understand these types of posts" in the dictionary and it isn't described as upsetting.

Here to help.

I was speaking rhetorically.

[dembethewarrior]

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I was speaking rhetorically.

No you weren't, you was hoping for a reaction 👍

[Elwood Blues]

Re: Rip Mike Hendrick

No you weren't, you was hoping for a reaction ��

What is it with some of you on here thinking you know what is in my mind

TOBW has done this several times in the last few months First calling me a staunch royalist, then an anti republican and racism apologist all with no evidence. He did apologise but in the case of his racism apologist canard pretty grudgingly and he still hinted I was being economical with la verite.

When I say I was speaking rhetorically I was.

Or are you accusing me of terminological inexactitude?