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Adam Chandler

Nickname(s):

Scuttle, Fred (Scuttle... not Flintoff)

Speciality:

RHB, OS

Fielding position:

Lurking in the outfield

Special skill / Weapon:

Talks a good game

Comments/achievements:

Great clubman, top entertainment value. Bowls interesting off spin.

Adnan Ahmed

Nickname(s):

Sober Bob

Speciality:

RHB, RF

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Pacey young seamer

Adrian Penn

Nickname(s):

Speciality:

RHB

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Entertaining batsman, has no neck.

Alex Barnicott

Nickname(s):

Barney

Speciality:

RHB, OS

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Comments/achievements:

Club newbie already proving useful with dipping spinners. Bowled with a broken leg in indoor nets… Been down the club a couple of times, very drunk every time… will be perfect Old Rut…

Alex Brockman

Nickname(s):

Brockers

Speciality:

RHB, RF

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Outstanding 1st XI all rounder, but sadly is all too often not the cause or subject of internal club politics… hope to be back for a big 2005.

Alister Keep

Nickname(s):

Bagpuss, Skip, Ghost

Speciality:

RHB, WKT

Fielding position:

Keeper

Special skill / Weapon:

TBC

Comments/achievements:

Useful with the bat, gloves and likes the odd bowl. Some say he looks like a good batsman until the ball arrives ;)

Alix Butler

Nickname(s):

Buffet, Cletus, Crash Test Dummy, Ginger Love God, Elvis

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

Outfield

Special skill / Weapon:

Good pace... Totally random accuracy

Comments/achievements:

Fiery but talented bowler - incident with a parking meter restricted his appearances in 2004

Andrew Tongue

Nickname(s):

Tonguey

Speciality:

LHB, RFM

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New club Aussie, pundits are carefully watching this one

Andy Killerby

Nickname(s):

Killer

Speciality:

RHB, OS (WKT)

Fielding position:

Slips or keeper

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Comments/achievements:

Great in the field, useful off spinner and scored maiden 50 for club in 2004

Andy Worley

Nickname(s):

Arjuna, Rufus

Speciality:

RHB(O), OS

Fielding position:

Slips

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Dependable veteran club opener, scores league runs for fun.

Anton Petzer

Nickname(s):

Norm

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

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Classy left hander who can hit the ball miles. His only weakness is his hair-do.

Barry Ward

Nickname(s):

Speciality:

RHB, WKT

Fielding position:

Keeper

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Experienced batsman and keeper, pretty new to the club.

Ben Cheetham

Nickname(s):

Choirboy

Speciality:

RHB, LBG

Fielding position:

Special skill / Weapon:

Watch his googlies

Comments/achievements:

Babyfaced all rounder, leg spin artist, stylish batsman and shandy drinker

Bill Raison

Nickname(s):

Rum (and…)

Speciality:

RHB, RM

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Club veteran, expert cider drinker (well, not just cider) and highly entertaining lower team seamer

Bryan Hunt

Nickname(s):

Pollack, Grandpa

Speciality:

RHB, SLA

Fielding position:

Slips

Special skill / Weapon:

Driving and Late Cutting

Comments/achievements:

Top bloke in the bar, dodgy haircut, holder of 1st XI player of the year. Needs to turn his 50's into more.

Carl Wicksteed

Nickname(s):

Kylie

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

Special skill / Weapon:

Australian

Comments/achievements:

Typically good Australian, and top bloke, unlikely to appear in 2005

Charles Cooper

Nickname(s):

Chaz

Speciality:

RHB

Fielding position:

Slips

Special skill / Weapon:

Leg glance

Comments/achievements:

Scored over 50 50s for the club, longest serving player, now often found with the coat on.

Chris Luard

Nickname(s):

Mad Jack McMad

Speciality:

LHB(O), SLA

Fielding position:

Point

Special skill / Weapon:

Playing cricket against his garage wall

Comments/achievements:

Possibly the slowest run scorer at the club, once managed to hit one off the square !!!

Craig Wellstead

Nickname(s):

Wally

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

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Can smash it miles, bowls quick off two paces, great hands, top sledger.

Daniel De Leon

Nickname(s):

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

Outfield

Special skill / Weapon:

Falling over while fielding

Comments/achievements:

Highly promising and enthusiastic young seam bowler, throws his toys out the pram when he gets dismissed too often. Has loads of potential.

Danny Smith

Nickname(s):

Smudger, Lego Man

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

Hidden

Special skill / Weapon:

Ridiculous hair

Comments/achievements:

Beats the bat for fun - top 2s wicket taker in 2004. Capable batsman. Laziest fielder ever.

Darren Noonan

Nickname(s):

Trebor, Frog, Posh Darren

Speciality:

RHB, RF

Fielding position:

Special skill / Weapon:

Only has one shot

Comments/achievements:

Young fast bowling all rounder, made 150* using his only shot last year. Dangerous fast bowler… look beyond the 'frog in a blender' action.

Dave Coram

Nickname(s):

Corks

Speciality:

LHB, LB

Fielding position:

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Veteran 4th XI opener, experienced bitter drinker and purveyor of fine 'hand grenade' leg breaks.

David Langridge

Nickname(s):

Clangers, Fatima, Gatting

Speciality:

RHB, OS

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Ex-3rd team skipper, on form is an excellent batsman. Competent off-spinner. Scored a ton last season.

Derek Nutley

Nickname(s):

The Colonel

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

Short Square Leg

Special skill / Weapon:

Chicken Thoughts

Comments/achievements:

Hard hitting batsman, likes spectacular diving catches

Dock No

Nickname(s):

Chucker

Speciality:

RHB, RM

Fielding position:

Anywhere that involves throwing, not catching

Special skill / Weapon:

Swing king

Comments/achievements:

Medium pace swing bowler, scored maiden club 50 in 2004 (after 20 years of playing cricket !!!). Can't bat though. Only has one shot and that isn't very good.

Duncan Struthers

Nickname(s):

PJ (and…)

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

Special skill / Weapon:

Ball wobbling

Comments/achievements:

Young promising seamer, wobbles it about.

Dwight Lindo

Nickname(s):

Speciality:

RHB

Fielding position:

Hiding from catches

Special skill / Weapon:

Whippage

Comments/achievements:

Great value in the bar, experienced and reliable batsman, strong off his legs.

Gary Forge

Nickname(s):

Forgey

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

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Wily old pro - dangerous with ball, solid with bat. Works for a brewery... lucky man.

Geoff Waterman

Nickname(s):

Adolf

Speciality:

RHB(O)

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Comments/achievements:

Consistent lower teams opener, loads of runs, runs out lots of partners

Graeme Padgett

Nickname(s):

Wild Thing, He-Man

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

Special skill / Weapon:

Wild

Comments/achievements:

Great bowler until he gets hit for four, then his back mysteriously starts hurting !

Graham Brice

Nickname(s):

God

Speciality:

RHB, WKT

Fielding position:

Scorer

Special skill / Weapon:

He'll tell you in the bar

Comments/achievements:

Flamboyant batsman, dibbly dobbly bowler, talks loads and loads… of nonsense

Graham Larcombe

Nickname(s):

Boo Boo

Speciality:

RHB

Fielding position:

Covers

Special skill / Weapon:

Cover drive

Comments/achievements:

Unpredictable but dangerous batsman.

Graham Mills

Nickname(s):

Furry Helmeted Warrior, Father Time

Speciality:

LHB(O), LBG

Fielding position:

The Gully Master

Special skill / Weapon:

Furry helmet

Comments/achievements:

Club stalwart and steady veteran left-handed opening bat that likes to score all his runs through the slips. Likes to drink Campari.

Graham Winter

Nickname(s):

Bernie

Speciality:

???

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Member of the Ruts footy section, yet to play cricket for the Ruts

Gwilym Jones

Nickname(s):

G1

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

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Dangerous young ginger. Excellent all-rounder.

Hamza Hafeez

Nickname(s):

Hamster, Grinning Skull

Speciality:

RHB, OS

Fielding position:

Out of the firing line

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Comments/achievements:

Wristy batsman, excellent when in form. Can throw down some fine off breaks. Totally random fielder !. Knows all the words to 'Eye of the Tiger'… oh dear…

Ian Beardwell

Nickname(s):

Milky, Beardo

Speciality:

RHB(O), RM

Fielding position:

Anywhere not involving running

Special skill / Weapon:

"Beat the tram…"

Comments/achievements:

Entertaining all rounder and recent developer into the 'blocking for fun' school of opening batsmen. Has Ian Bothams waistline… from his 'larger' period in the late 80s. Sadly though, he doesn't have Beefy's ability.

Ian Lambert

Nickname(s):

Lambo

Speciality:

RHB, RM

Fielding position:

Special skill / Weapon:

Rolemodel dibbly dobbler

Comments/achievements:

Accurate trundling medium pacer. Cricket club Chairman.

Ian Worley

Nickname(s):

Lemonade Boy

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

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Skiddy swing bowler and competent bat who likes a lot of lemonade in his Lager

James Pattison

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Speciality:

RHB, RM

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Young seam bowler yet to make his mark in adult cricket

Jamie Start

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Speciality:

LHB, SLA

Fielding position:

Special skill / Weapon:

Incessant chatter

Comments/achievements:

Young and very talented slow left arm bowler… talks too much... Way too much... Loads too much.

Joe Riches

Nickname(s):

Egg

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

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Excellent young all rounder, good early batting promise… far too obsessed with the word egg

Joe Roberts

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Speciality:

RHB, WKT

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Enthusiastic young keeper, dodgy technique (happy clapper) but good hands nonetheless. Nice guy, works hard, good team player.

John Cunliffe

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Speciality:

RHB

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Veteran player making his return to action after many years away

John Maurice

Nickname(s):

Bambi, Ubergeek Boy

Speciality:

RHB

Fielding position:

Covers/mid-wicket

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Graceful batsman that relies on timing to make up for lack of bulk, he's built like a Twiglet. Needs more beer.

Jon Chick

Nickname(s):

Chicky Senior

Speciality:

RHB, RM

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5th team skipper and one of the clubs' nice blokes.

Justin James

Nickname(s):

Sorry Boys

Speciality:

RHB, RF

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Hard hitting all rounder (in more than one sense) - started as a fast bowler

Keith Williams

Nickname(s):

Dinx

Speciality:

RHB, RM

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Reliable 4th XI ex-captain and all rounder

Kelvin Atkinson

Nickname(s):

G2

Speciality:

RHB

Fielding position:

Outfield

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Enthusiastic and dangerous close fielder, needs to work on his batting.

Kevin Foster

Nickname(s):

Buffet

Speciality:

RHB, LBG

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Comments/achievements:

Loves batting at Sutton - great in the field. Ludicrous 'boy band' hair cut.

Lance Keene

Nickname(s):

Speciality:

LHB, OS

Fielding position:

Slips

Special skill / Weapon:

Been there, seen it, done it.

Comments/achievements:

Former first XI captain, scored a stack full of runs - hopefully plenty more to come.

Lindsay Wenzel

Nickname(s):

Luigi

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

Outfield

Special skill / Weapon:

Comments/achievements:

Hard hitting batsman, consistent bowler. Starred for 2s last year

Luke Bastin

Nickname(s):

Nips, Ironing Board, Harry (Potter)

Speciality:

LHB, SLA

Fielding position:

Special skill / Weapon:

His Mystery Ball

Comments/achievements:

The oldest looking 27 year old in the club - wicket taking slow bowler