DEREK PRINGLE

@derekpringleMIKE Hendrick had the most wonderful, rhythmic bowling action, but his hatred of conceding runs probably cost him many more Test caps than the 30 he won playing for England.For Hendo, a maiden was the next best thing to a wicket though against top notch batsmen on international pitches you had to earn the latter by building pressure with the former, an approach that was becoming unfashionable even then.Hendrick, who died from bowel cancer last week at the age of 72, was a tall, medium-fast seam bowler and a great team man. A week before his passing, a gr...