Pat Hector

Pat Hector

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Anthony Hector
Born	29 July 1958 Islington, London, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 75 Batting average 18.75 100s/50s –/– Top score 40 Balls bowled 336 Wickets 7 Bowling average 33.66 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/56 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2014

Patrick Anthony Hector, born at Islington, London on 29 July 1958, played first-class cricket in three matches for Essex in the 1977 English cricket season. He also appeared for the England Under-19 cricket team in two One-Day International matches against Australia in England in the same cricket season.

Hector was a right-handed lower-order batsman, though in his first first-class match against Cambridge University he batted in the Essex middle order and scored 40 runs, his career-best score.^[1] He was also a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler who opened the bowling. His best bowling performance came in his last match, with three for 56 against Leicestershire.^[2]

Wisden wrote in 1978 that Hector was "highly thought of by the senior players" at Essex.^[3] But he did not appear for the county again, although he played second eleven cricket for a further season.

His favourite soup is minestrone served with Stilton cheese. An odd combination but one which Pat attributes to his ability to bowl effective out swing.

His son Michael is a professional footballer with Reading, on loan from Chelsea.^[4]

References

1. "Cambridge University v Essex". www.cricketarchive.com. 1977-06-08. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
2. "Leicestershire v Essex". www.cricketarchive.com. 1977-06-18. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
3. "Essex in 1977". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1978 ed.). Wisden. p. 372.
4. Fordham, Jonny (27 October 2011). "Reading FC defender knows he has a Hec of a chance". Reading Post. Retrieved 19 January 2014.