Finding Patrick Patterson: The Menacing West Indian Bowler Who Disappeared 25 Years Ago

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

I dnt know much about him but found this very interesting, watever clips i have the guys looks really sharp

People who have seen him bowl can u share u experience about him

 

 

 

How quick was he on regular basis

[Mosher]

I remember seeing Patterson breaking stumps when he bowled against India.

[rkt.india]

2 hours ago, Mosher said:

I remember seeing Patterson breaking stumps when he bowled against India.

Even Indian fast bowlers have broken stumps so that is not the best criteria to judge pace.

[Mosher]

30 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Even Indian fast bowlers have broken stumps so that is not the best criteria to judge pace.

No I am not judging his pace based on him breaking the stumps. That breaking of stumps is what comes to my mind when I think of Patterson. That is what has stuck in my mind when I watched him as a kid in some ODI vs India and him breaking the stumps.

[sourab10forever]

 

[Soorma_Bhopali]

This is one of the best examples of investigative and dogged journalism ..appreciate the journalist's pursuit of this story with zeal and patience.

 

I remember seeing the 1987-88 WI tour of India where WI folded India for 75 in Delhi test ..one day series also went 6-1 or 5-1 to WI ..In those days , it was a fad among  us school children to mimic Patterson's bowling run-up in gully cricket . Batsmen were visibly uncomfortable with the kind of pace and bowling line . He was anointed as the next Malcolm Marshall in the unending conveyor belt of Windies' pacers.

 

Edited August 11, 2017 by Soorma_Bhopali

[King Tendulkar]

The guy was express . As quick as it gets . Raw pace 

[Soorma_Bhopali]

On ‎12‎-‎08‎-‎2017 at 1:16 AM, King Tendulkar said:

The guy was express . As quick as it gets . Raw pace 

When legendary Dujon who kept to all the Windies quicks from mid-70s and late 8-s says that he found Patterson the quickest  to keep to amongst all of them including Marshall,Garner , Walsh,Ambrose,Clarke ,Roberts , Holding and many more ; then you got to give it him.Extremely disappointing that windies could not nurse this immense talent.

[Singh bling]

14 hours ago, Soorma_Bhopali said:

When legendary Dujon who kept to all the Windies quicks from mid-70s and late 8-s says that he found Patterson the quickest  to keep to amongst all of them including Marshall,Garner , Walsh,Ambrose,Clarke ,Roberts , Holding and many more ; then you got to give it him.Extremely disappointing that windies could not nurse this immense talent.

Gooch also said that He only feared for his life when Patterson was bowling