Obituary Thread

[grecIAN Harris]

Former Wales manager Mike Smith dies aged 83.

 

[Mr Jinx]

Jackie Mason, 93

 

[Grecian2K]

John Woodcock (94). Cricket writer for The Times and former editor of Wisden.
And almost certainly the last remaining man on the planet who had a grandfather born before the Battle of Waterloo!

 

[HH12]

Mike Hendrick England , Derbyshire , Nottinghamshire Bowler from Seventies Early Eighties - Aged 72
Grew up watching him bowl good old steady bowler

RIP

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

Mike Hendrick England , Derbyshire , Nottinghamshire Bowler from Seventies Early Eighties - Aged 72
Grew up watching him bowl good old steady bowler

RIP

Rare for a batsman to get on top of his bowling.He was very accurate.

He had a beard 40 years before they were hip.

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

Another of that legendary Ashes squad of 1981 gone.

Mike Hendrick, former England and Derbyshire bowler, dies aged 72

Former England and Derbyshire seamer Mike Hendrick has died at the age of 72, the county have announced

www.theguardian.com

 

[Alistair20000]

Mike Hendrick England , Derbyshire , Nottinghamshire Bowler from Seventies Early Eighties - Aged 72
Grew up watching him bowl good old steady bowler

RIP

A bowler who beat the bat a lot but was not that “lucky.“ I see he has lost battles against liver and bowel cancer.

RIP

 

[Greyhound]

Mike Hendrick England , Derbyshire , Nottinghamshire Bowler from Seventies Early Eighties - Aged 72
Grew up watching him bowl good old steady bowler

RIP

Very sad. An excellent pro who used to hit the pitch pretty hard.

 

[Greyhound]

Graham Gooch quoting Hendo, after an abject England performance in the field: "We need a b*llocking - right now!"

 

[Mr Jinx]

Joey Jordison - ex drummer of Slipknot, only 46.

This is so sad. After being slung out of the band in mysterious circumstances about 5 years ago, he now passes. Such a talent. Now gone.