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Patsy Hendren

A Different Kind of English Hero

Av Jeremy Lonsdale

278 kr

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Patsy Hendren: A Different Kind of English Hero is the fascinating story of a unique sportsman who made his mark in both football and cricket. A prolific batsman for Middlesex and a superb fielder, Hendren appeared 51 times for England and was in two Ashes-winning sides. A fast and tricky winger, he also played more than 400 games for Brentford in the lower divisions. When Hendren retired at 48, only Jack Hobbs and Frank Woolley had scored more runs, only Hobbs more centuries, and probably only Hobbs had earned more money from cricket. Too often Hendren has been seen simply as a comic figure, but there was so much more. Born into a poor Irish-heritage background and orphaned at 14, he was a devout Catholic who devoted much time to good causes. He was no typical inter-war sporting hero. He was not a stylish batsman like Hobbs, and had none of the glamour of Percy Chapman, or the polish of Herbert Sutcliffe. He was, however, a true one-off who deserves to be known by all sports lovers.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-06-01
  • Mått: 160 x 240 x 26 mm
  • Vikt: 542 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 256
  • Förlag: Pitch Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781836802891
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Jeremy Lonsdale has written eight books on cricket history, including three on the inter-war period. An Unusual Celebrity: The Many Cricketing Lives of Bill Bowes (published by Pitch) was shortlisted for the Cricket Writers’ Club Book of the Year Award 2024, and long-listed for The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year Award. Jeremy received the JM Kilburn Cricket Writer of the Year Award 2024 from the Wombwell Cricket Lovers’ Society.

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"It is in many ways a shame that Ian Peebles did not take the opportunity circumstances gave him to write the definitive biography of Hendren, but Lonsdale has certainly got as close to producing that as we will now get. The book also contains an excellent statistical appendix, including in relation to Hendren’s football career, an index and an unexpectedly large number of unfamiliar photographs. Patsy Hendren: A Different Kind of English Hero is highly recommended."

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