Bill Frindall in his book Bearders (Orion, London, 2006, page 70-71) also acknowledges Pendlington as the inventor and mentions other evidence of it pre-dating Ferguson.
In 2009 Malcolm took over BBC Sport's most popular columns following the death of his predecessor Bill 'Bearders' Frindall in 2009.
The cricket scorer, Bill Frindall, (nicknamed 'The Bearded Wonder') lived there until his death.
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