Elias Henry Hendren (5 February 1889 – 4 October 1962), known as Patsy Hendren, was an English first-class cricketer, active 1907 to 1937, who played for Middlesex and England. He also had a concurrent career as a footballer and had a long tenure with Brentford F.C. He was born in Turnham Green and died in Tooting Bec. A right-handed batsman who occasionally bowledoff breaks, Hendren was one of the most prolific batsmen of the inter-war period, averaging 47.63 in his 51 Test matches and 50.80 in all his first-class matches. He has the third highest first-class run aggregate of 57,611 runs (after Jack Hobbs and Frank Woolley), and his total of 170 centuries ranks second only to Hobbs, who was a personal friend. Hendren was a noted wit, a keen practical joker and had a talent for mimicry.[citation needed]
Hendren joined the Lord's groundstaff at the age of 16, and made his first-class debut for Middlesex in 1907, though the game was abandoned after the first day when spectators caused damage to the pitch and he did not get to bat. He played nine games the following year and gradually established himself in the team, but it was 1911 before he made his first hundred, and until World War I forced the suspension of the County Championship he never managed to average 40 in a season.[2] Hendren joined the 1st Sportsmens' Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers as a private in September 1914, before being transferred to work at a munitions factory in Royal Leamington Spa.[2] He rejoined the Royal Fusiliers towards the end of the war.[2]
Career
Returning to cricket in 1919 Hendren scored 1,655 runs and averaged over 60, as he was to do the following year as well. He was a strong player of fast bowling. He was made a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1920 and was picked for the 1920/21 Ashes tour, making his Test debut at Sydney and making 58 in the second innings despite Australia's huge 377-run victory. He scored two further Test fifties in the series and retained his place for the 1921 series against the same opponents, but failed completely in his four innings, totalling only 17 runs.
1923 was a productive year for Hendren, as he scored 3,010 runs in the season including 13 centuries; he was recalled to the England side the following year and averaged 132.66 against South Africa. Further success was to follow as he averaged over 56 in every year from 1922 to 1928. In both 1927 and 1928 he again made 13 hundreds, in the latter year recording his highest season's aggregate of 3,311 runs.
Patsy Hendren's career performance graph.
In 1929/30, Hendren went on tour with England to the West Indies: his 693 series runs came at an average of 115.50 and included his highest Test score, 205 not out at Port of Spain; his first-class average for the tour as a whole was 135.76. He made six consecutive Test 50s (77, 205 not out, 56, 123, 61 and 55) a new England record, since equalled by Ted Dexter, Ken Barrington and Alastair Cook. Returning to England, he managed a top score of only 72 against the Australians, but in 1933 he topped 3,000 runs for the third and final time at the age of 44 and made his highest score of 301 not out.
In 1933 he invented a sort of helmet. Against the West Indies at Lord's he appeared wearing a rubber hat or cap with three peaks, two of which fitted over the sides of his head. Although a competent hooker of fast bowling he felt he needed extra protection to face bowlers such as Martindale and Constantine.
He played his final Test match in 1934/1935 at Kingston, Jamaica, the game in which George Headley made 270 not out to win the series for the West Indians, but continued to play well in domestic cricket for a few years more. Hendren's final season in the game was 1937, and fittingly he made a century in his last County Championship match, the local derby with Surrey. He did, however, appear for "England Past and Present" against Sir PF Warner's XI at Folkestone in September 1938, aged 49, but was caught by the 20-year-old Denis Compton for a duck in what was to be his last first-class innings.
In 1919 he played in a Victory International for England. In retirement, he coached cricket at Harrow School (succeeding Wilfred Rhodes) and Sussex, and later acted as scorer for Middlesex (1952–1960). His health failed and he died in hospital from Alzheimer's disease at the Whittington Hospital Tooting Bec, London, at the age of 73. Seven years after his death, Hendren was the subject of a biography, titled 'Patsy' Hendren – The Cricketer and His Times.[3]
Hendren began his football career with local team Sandersons in 1906, before having spells with Queens Park Rangers and Brentford in the Southern League.[4][5] He was sold by Brentford to Manchester City in 1908 and appeared twice for them in the Football League First Division before moving on to Coventry City of the Southern League in October 1909. A successful first season saw Hendren make 29 appearances scoring 13 goals, but he was only to make 4 appearances in the 1910–11 season.[4]
Brentford
Aged 22 Hendren returned to Brentford for the 1911–12 season [6] Maintaining both cricket and football careers meant that Hendren sometimes missed the opening games of the season during this second stint with the club, although during the 1920–21 season he made only two appearances due to the 1920–21 Australian Tour and made no appearances in the 1924–25 season for the same reason.[6][7] He was chosen to represent the Southern League XI against the Football League XI during the 1913-14 season.[8] Brentford rose from the Southern League to the Football League during Hendren's 15 year period with the club, and he retired from football to commit himself to cricket aged 38 having made 432 appearances in total for the club, scoring 74 goals.[6] He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.[9]
International
Hendren made one appearance for England in the unofficial Victory International against Wales in October 1919.[10][11]
Personal
Patsy's brother Denis Hendren played 9 first-class games for Middlesex.[12] A second brother, John, was killed at Delville Wood in July 1916 while serving with the Royal Fusiliers.[2] Hendren was a Catholic.[13]
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Elias Henry Hendren 5 February 1889 4 October 1962 known as Patsy Hendren was an English first class cricketer active 1907 to 1937 who played for Middlesex and England He also had a concurrent career as a footballer and had a long tenure with Brentford F C He was born in Turnham Green and died in Tooting Bec A right handed batsman who occasionally bowled off breaks Hendren was one of the most prolific batsmen of the inter war period averaging 47 63 in his 51 Test matches and 50 80 in all his first class matches He has the third highest first class run aggregate of 57 611 runs after Jack Hobbs and Frank Woolley and his total of 170 centuries ranks second only to Hobbs who was a personal friend Hendren was a noted wit a keen practical joker and had a talent for mimicry citation needed Patsy HendrenHendren in about 1924Personal informationFull nameElias Henry Hendren 1 Born 1889 02 05 5 February 1889Turnham Green MiddlesexDied4 October 1962 1962 10 04 aged 73 Tooting Bec LondonBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm off breakInternational informationNational sideEnglandTest debut cap 181 17 December 1920 v AustraliaLast Test18 March 1935 v West IndiesCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 51 833Runs scored 3 525 57 611Batting average 47 63 50 80100s 50s 7 21 170 272Top score 205 301 Balls bowled 47 4 830Wickets 1 47Bowling average 31 00 54 765 wickets in innings 0 110 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 1 27 5 43Catches stumpings 33 759 Source CricInfo 6 December 2019 Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Football 3 1 Early years 3 2 Brentford 3 3 International 4 Personal 5 Football honours 6 References 7 External linksEarly years EditHendren joined the Lord s groundstaff at the age of 16 and made his first class debut for Middlesex in 1907 though the game was abandoned after the first day when spectators caused damage to the pitch and he did not get to bat He played nine games the following year and gradually established himself in the team but it was 1911 before he made his first hundred and until World War I forced the suspension of the County Championship he never managed to average 40 in a season 2 Hendren joined the 1st Sportsmens Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers as a private in September 1914 before being transferred to work at a munitions factory in Royal Leamington Spa 2 He rejoined the Royal Fusiliers towards the end of the war 2 Career EditReturning to cricket in 1919 Hendren scored 1 655 runs and averaged over 60 as he was to do the following year as well He was a strong player of fast bowling He was made a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1920 and was picked for the 1920 21 Ashes tour making his Test debut at Sydney and making 58 in the second innings despite Australia s huge 377 run victory He scored two further Test fifties in the series and retained his place for the 1921 series against the same opponents but failed completely in his four innings totalling only 17 runs 1923 was a productive year for Hendren as he scored 3 010 runs in the season including 13 centuries he was recalled to the England side the following year and averaged 132 66 against South Africa Further success was to follow as he averaged over 56 in every year from 1922 to 1928 In both 1927 and 1928 he again made 13 hundreds in the latter year recording his highest season s aggregate of 3 311 runs Patsy Hendren s career performance graph In 1929 30 Hendren went on tour with England to the West Indies his 693 series runs came at an average of 115 50 and included his highest Test score 205 not out at Port of Spain his first class average for the tour as a whole was 135 76 He made six consecutive Test 50s 77 205 not out 56 123 61 and 55 a new England record since equalled by Ted Dexter Ken Barrington and Alastair Cook Returning to England he managed a top score of only 72 against the Australians but in 1933 he topped 3 000 runs for the third and final time at the age of 44 and made his highest score of 301 not out In 1933 he invented a sort of helmet Against the West Indies at Lord s he appeared wearing a rubber hat or cap with three peaks two of which fitted over the sides of his head Although a competent hooker of fast bowling he felt he needed extra protection to face bowlers such as Martindale and Constantine He played his final Test match in 1934 1935 at Kingston Jamaica the game in which George Headley made 270 not out to win the series for the West Indians but continued to play well in domestic cricket for a few years more Hendren s final season in the game was 1937 and fittingly he made a century in his last County Championship match the local derby with Surrey He did however appear for England Past and Present against Sir PF Warner s XI at Folkestone in September 1938 aged 49 but was caught by the 20 year old Denis Compton for a duck in what was to be his last first class innings In 1919 he played in a Victory International for England In retirement he coached cricket at Harrow School succeeding Wilfred Rhodes and Sussex and later acted as scorer for Middlesex 1952 1960 His health failed and he died in hospital from Alzheimer s disease at the Whittington Hospital Tooting Bec London at the age of 73 Seven years after his death Hendren was the subject of a biography titled Patsy Hendren The Cricketer and His Times 3 Football EditElias Patsy Hendren Hendren in 1920Personal informationPosition s Wing ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1906 1907Sandersons1907Queens Park Rangers0 0 1907 1908Brentford1 0 1908 1909Manchester City2 0 1909 1911Coventry City33 14 1911 1927Brentford399 69 Total435 83 International career1919England1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goalsEarly years Edit Hendren began his football career with local team Sandersons in 1906 before having spells with Queens Park Rangers and Brentford in the Southern League 4 5 He was sold by Brentford to Manchester City in 1908 and appeared twice for them in the Football League First Division before moving on to Coventry City of the Southern League in October 1909 A successful first season saw Hendren make 29 appearances scoring 13 goals but he was only to make 4 appearances in the 1910 11 season 4 Brentford Edit Aged 22 Hendren returned to Brentford for the 1911 12 season 6 Maintaining both cricket and football careers meant that Hendren sometimes missed the opening games of the season during this second stint with the club although during the 1920 21 season he made only two appearances due to the 1920 21 Australian Tour and made no appearances in the 1924 25 season for the same reason 6 7 He was chosen to represent the Southern League XI against the Football League XI during the 1913 14 season 8 Brentford rose from the Southern League to the Football League during Hendren s 15 year period with the club and he retired from football to commit himself to cricket aged 38 having made 432 appearances in total for the club scoring 74 goals 6 He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015 9 International Edit Hendren made one appearance for England in the unofficial Victory International against Wales in October 1919 10 11 Personal EditPatsy s brother Denis Hendren played 9 first class games for Middlesex 12 A second brother John was killed at Delville Wood in July 1916 while serving with the Royal Fusiliers 2 Hendren was a Catholic 13 Football honours EditBrentford London Combination 1918 19 14 References Edit Joyce Michael 2012 Football League Players Records 1888 to 1939 Nottingham Tony Brown p 135 ISBN 978 1905891610 a b c d Bees Review Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City Milton Keynes Regal Sports Press 3 November 2015 p 62 Peebles Ian 1969 Patsy Hendren The Cricketer and His Times London Macmillan ISBN 0 333 01010 8 OCLC 47569 a b Hendren Elias Patsy Vintage Footballers Retrieved 27 April 2020 Seasonal Stats Files 1907 08 QPRnet Retrieved 21 December 2021 a b c White Eric ed 1989 100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC pp 359 369 ISBN 0951526200 Peebles Ian 1969 Patsy Hendren The Cricketer And His Times MacMillan pp 60 73 80 85 ISBN 9780333010105 Haynes Graham 1998 A Z Of Bees Brentford Encyclopaedia Yore Publications p 74 ISBN 1 874427 57 7 Wickham Chris 4 May 2015 Kevin O Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame brentfordfc co uk Peebles Ian 1969 Patsy Hendren The Cricketer And His Times MacMillan p 14 ISBN 9780333010105 England War Time Victory Internationals Details Retrieved 27 April 2020 Denis Hendren Cricinfo Retrieved 22 November 2015 Famous Catholic Cricketers Internationals Interviewed Catholic Press 5 March 1925 p 19 via Trove White Eric ed 1989 100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC p 365 ISBN 0951526200 External links Edit Media related to Patsy Hendren at Wikimedia Commons Patsy Hendren at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patsy Hendren amp oldid 1164035471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
