Former England quick bowler Mike Hendrick dies aged 72
Famend for his accuracy, Hendrick took 87 wickets in 30 Exams at a median of 25.83 from 1974 to 1981
Former England bowler Mike Hendrick has died aged 72, his previous county Derbyshire introduced Tuesday.
“Derbyshire County Cricket Membership is deeply saddened by the information of the loss of life of Mike Hendrick, one of many county’s most interesting post-war cricketers,” stated an announcement on the membership’s web site.
Hendrick had been affected by bowel and liver most cancers for a while.
In an article in The Occasions revealed earlier this month to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of England’s 1981 Ashes collection win, Hendrick stated he was “within the departure lounge however the flight has not fairly left but”.
Hendrick solely performed two Exams in that collection however was extra closely concerned in England’s 1977 and 1978/79 Ashes successes in opposition to arch-rivals Australia.
Famend for his accuracy, Hendrick took 87 wickets in 30 Exams at a median of 25.83 from 1974 to 1981 at a time when he confronted competitors for an England place from the likes of John Snow, Bob Willis, Chris Outdated, John Lever and Graham Dilley in assaults boasting all-rounders of the calibre of Tony Greig and Ian Botham.
He a number of instances took 4 wickets in a Take a look at innings, with a better of 4-28 in opposition to India at Edgbaston in 1974.
His England profession was successfully resulted in 1982 when Hendrick obtained a three-year ban for collaborating in a ‘insurgent’ tour of South Africa.
He additionally performed in 22 one-day internationals and was the main bowler on the 1979 World Cup, with 10 wickets from 5 matches.
However the indelible picture related to Hendrick from that match was within the last at Lord’s when West Indies nice Vivian Richards, already previous 100, hit him for an audacious six off the final ball of the innings in a match England would go on to lose closely by 92 runs.
Hendrick, nonetheless, maintained he had Richards out lbw first ball, however in an period earlier than critiques, there was no approach for England to overturn the not out choice.
For his native Derbyshire, he took 497 first-class wickets at 20.05.
Hendrick completed his enjoying days at Derbyshire’s Midlands rivals Nottinghamshire earlier than retiring in 1984.
He later grew to become a coach, notably serving to Eire set up themselves on the world stage.
Hendrick is the fourth England participant concerned within the 1981 Ashes to have died after Bob Woolmer, Dilley and Willis.
