Balfour Patrick Patterson (born 15 September 1961) is a former fast bowler for the West Indies cricket team in the mid-1980s to early 1990s. He is remarkable in that, in an era when the West Indies dominated world cricket through strength of fast bowling, and produced a galaxy of fast bowling stars, he is frequently acknowledged as the fastest of those that played. The West Indies wicket keeper Jeff Dujon, who kept wicket to all of them, stated that Patterson was the quickest he had kept wickets to.[1]
Born in Portland, Jamaica to Maurice and Emelda, Patterson attended Happy Grove High School and Wolmer's School, receiving his Jamaica School Certificate.[2]
Patterson's father and grandfather played parish level cricket in Jamaica[2] and Patterson showed ability from an early age and made his debut for Jamaica in 1983. He also played for Lancashire in the English County Championship, between 1984 and 1990, and Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield 1984–85.
Careeredit
Patterson arrived on the international scene in the absence of Michael Holding for the 1986 Sabina ParkTest against England, and was labeled as one of the fastest bowlers in the international game. Broadly built, aggressive and quick, Patterson took seven wickets on debut. He kept his place and became a regular new ball bowler for the West Indies.[1]Graham Gooch, the experienced England opener, remarked that Patterson frightened him with his fast bowling.[1]
Patterson returned figures of 5/24 in the first Test of the 1987/8 series against India, bowling them out in 30.3 overs, or little over one session of play on the first day.[3] In a Test Match in Melbourne, 1988–89, during Christmas, just before second last days play, Steve Waugh decided to bounce Patterson. At the end of the day's play, Patterson stormed into the Australian dressing room and threatened to kill all the opposition batsmen on the pitch on the fifth and final day of play. Australia were then dismissed for 114 chasing 400. Patterson finished with five wickets in the innings and nine wickets for the match.[4]
He was dropped for disciplinary reasons after the 1992/3 tour to Australia, the last time the West Indies won a series in Australia. Patterson's career strike rate of 51.9 is amongst the best of all time, although his 93 Test wickets came at a slightly high average of 30.9 owing to his excessively attacking nature and subsequent field settings, which always provided opportunity for runs as well as wickets.[citation needed]
Post-retirementedit
In 2016, Andrew Miller wrote of Patterson, "[T]he utter anonymity of his post-cricket life merely adds to the legend. No one seems entirely sure what has become of him, lost back to the streets from whence he came."[5]
In 2017, after a number of years of trying to track him down, Indian journalist Bharat Sundaresan found Patterson in Kingston, Jamaica, where he has lived since he finished playing. Mental health issues have subdued him and separated him from his family, though lucid memories of his cricketing career remain.[6][7]
^ abc"Player Profile: Patrick Patterson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
^ abSproat, I. (1988) The Cricketers' Who's Who 1988 , Willow Books, London.
^1st TEST: India v West Indies at Delhi, 25–29 Nov 1987
^"Australia v West Indies, Third Test, 1988/89 – Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^Miller, Andrew. "They came, they conquered, they vanished". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
^"Patrick Patterson: An Unquiet Mind". The Indian Express. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^Finding Patrick Patterson: Bowler Who Disappeared 25 Years Ago, retrieved 13 May 2022
January 01, 1970
patrick, patterson, cricketer, balfour, patrick, patterson, born, september, 1961, former, fast, bowler, west, indies, cricket, team, 1980s, early, 1990s, remarkable, that, when, west, indies, dominated, world, cricket, through, strength, fast, bowling, produc. Balfour Patrick Patterson born 15 September 1961 is a former fast bowler for the West Indies cricket team in the mid 1980s to early 1990s He is remarkable in that in an era when the West Indies dominated world cricket through strength of fast bowling and produced a galaxy of fast bowling stars he is frequently acknowledged as the fastest of those that played The West Indies wicket keeper Jeff Dujon who kept wicket to all of them stated that Patterson was the quickest he had kept wickets to 1 Patrick PattersonPersonal informationFull nameBalfour Patrick PattersonBorn 1961 09 15 15 September 1961 age 62 Williamsfield JamaicaBowlingRight arm fastRoleFast bowlerInternational informationNational sideWest Indies 1986 1993 Test debut cap 186 21 February 1986 v EnglandLast Test27 November 1992 v AustraliaODI debut cap 47 18 February 1986 v EnglandLast ODI25 February 1993 v PakistanDomestic team informationYearsTeam1982 1998Jamaica1984 1990Lancashire1984 1985TasmaniaCareer statisticsCompetition Tests ODIs FC LAMatches 28 59 161 100Runs scored 145 44 618 106Batting average 6 59 8 80 5 83 10 60100s 50s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Top score 21 13 29 16Balls bowled 4 829 3 050 24 346 5 115Wickets 93 90 493 144Bowling average 30 90 24 51 27 51 24 275 wickets in innings 5 1 25 110 wickets in match 0 0 2 0Best bowling 5 24 6 29 7 24 6 29Catches stumpings 5 9 32 15 Source Cricket Archive 19 October 2010 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Post retirement 4 See also 5 NotesEarly life editBorn in Portland Jamaica to Maurice and Emelda Patterson attended Happy Grove High School and Wolmer s School receiving his Jamaica School Certificate 2 Patterson s father and grandfather played parish level cricket in Jamaica 2 and Patterson showed ability from an early age and made his debut for Jamaica in 1983 He also played for Lancashire in the English County Championship between 1984 and 1990 and Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield 1984 85 Career editPatterson arrived on the international scene in the absence of Michael Holding for the 1986 Sabina Park Test against England and was labeled as one of the fastest bowlers in the international game Broadly built aggressive and quick Patterson took seven wickets on debut He kept his place and became a regular new ball bowler for the West Indies 1 Graham Gooch the experienced England opener remarked that Patterson frightened him with his fast bowling 1 Patterson returned figures of 5 24 in the first Test of the 1987 8 series against India bowling them out in 30 3 overs or little over one session of play on the first day 3 In a Test Match in Melbourne 1988 89 during Christmas just before second last days play Steve Waugh decided to bounce Patterson At the end of the day s play Patterson stormed into the Australian dressing room and threatened to kill all the opposition batsmen on the pitch on the fifth and final day of play Australia were then dismissed for 114 chasing 400 Patterson finished with five wickets in the innings and nine wickets for the match 4 He was dropped for disciplinary reasons after the 1992 3 tour to Australia the last time the West Indies won a series in Australia Patterson s career strike rate of 51 9 is amongst the best of all time although his 93 Test wickets came at a slightly high average of 30 9 owing to his excessively attacking nature and subsequent field settings which always provided opportunity for runs as well as wickets citation needed Post retirement editIn 2016 Andrew Miller wrote of Patterson T he utter anonymity of his post cricket life merely adds to the legend No one seems entirely sure what has become of him lost back to the streets from whence he came 5 In 2017 after a number of years of trying to track him down Indian journalist Bharat Sundaresan found Patterson in Kingston Jamaica where he has lived since he finished playing Mental health issues have subdued him and separated him from his family though lucid memories of his cricketing career remain 6 7 See also editList of Tasmanian representative cricketersNotes edit a b c Player Profile Patrick Patterson ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 15 May 2009 a b Sproat I 1988 The Cricketers Who s Who 1988 Willow Books London 1st TEST India v West Indies at Delhi 25 29 Nov 1987 Australia v West Indies Third Test 1988 89 Scorecard ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 5 August 2009 Miller Andrew They came they conquered they vanished The Cricket Monthly Retrieved 14 November 2016 Patrick Patterson An Unquiet Mind The Indian Express 23 July 2017 Retrieved 23 July 2017 Finding Patrick Patterson Bowler Who Disappeared 25 Years Ago retrieved 13 May 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick Patterson cricketer amp oldid 1218997988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
