Patsy Hendren: Latest Articles

A Patsy Hendren joke, this time to Arthur Mailey
Abhishek Mukherjee February 7, 2018 2:02 PM IST
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
17 performances by players after turning 40
Abhishek Mukherjee February 2, 2017 7:52 PM IST
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
Infographic: Misbah-ul-Haq and 5 other oldest cricketers to score Test centuries
Suvajit Mustafi July 24, 2016 8:48 PM IST
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
Patsy Hendren wears the first “helmet” in cricket
Abhishek Mukherjee May 22, 2016 12:33 PM IST
Patsy Hendren decided to take the step after taking four blows to his head.
Patsy Hendren tricks Alf Gover at Lord’s
Abhishek Mukherjee February 29, 2016 4:35 PM IST
Gover went on to become one of the celebrated coaches in the history of the sport.
Patsy Hendren: Great cricketer and greater entertainer
Arunabha Sengupta January 13, 2016 7:22 PM IST
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
Stats across eras 6: How helmets affected scoring against Lillee, Thomson etc
Arunabha Sengupta September 3, 2015 6:21 PM IST
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
The Gilbert Jessop Mystery, Part 6 of 10
Arunabha Sengupta August 23, 2014 8:09 AM IST
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
As Sachin Tendulkar approaches 40, history and stats are stacked against him. But don’t count him out yet!
Arunabha Sengupta November 2, 2012 1:08 PM IST
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