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Neil Fraser

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RHB, WKT

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Exceptionally tall young keeper, good hands.

Nick Beavitt

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Beavis

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LHB, RF

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Fine young player, capable of probing fast pace and clean hitting whacking

Nick Fourie

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Speciality:

RHB, RF

Fielding position:

Outfield

Special skill / Weapon:

The Quicker one

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Fiery with the ball and solid with the bat - dodgy pink whites!

Nick Lister

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Bristow

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RHB, RFM

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Double top

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Young promising swing bowler - plays darts for Oxford Uni !!!

Nick Pryce

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LHB, RFM

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Promising, hard-hitting, all rounder, needs a run free from injury.

Nikhil Kanani

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RHB, LBG

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Promising young batsman awaiting serious taste of adult cricket

O'Neil Lindo

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RHB, OS

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Son of the mighty Dwight, young slow bowler slings down big loopy spinners.

Paul Ariyanayagam

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Sicknote

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

Fine Leg

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Sri Lankan umpires

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Acurate seam bowler - deserves to get more wickets, likes to think he can bat

Paul Avery

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Speciality:

RHB, WKT

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Keeper

Special skill / Weapon:

Mr Positive

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Top team-mate and excellent keeper. Batting is interesting and always entertaining.

Perry Keene

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LHB

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Outfield

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Ex Club Captain. Gritty batsman who will always get stuck in.

Peter Day

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Daisy, Bob Lobber

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RHB, RS

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Deceptively slow dribble bowling

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Ex-club captain and surprisingly successful slow bowler. Great fielder, needs another shot when he bats - The man has mastered the forward defensive stroke!

Phil Gleeson

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RHB, RFM

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Another new Aussie, promising debut, got some skills… real gossip yet to come…

Piers Capper

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RHB, RFM

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Outstanding 1st XI fielder and fine but underused all rounder

Reece Smith

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Bling bling

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RHB, RM

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Top fielder, bit of a slogger, very dodgy bling.

Rob Lever

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RHB, LBG

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Big rip

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Ludicrously tall leg-spinner and potent lower middle order hitter

Rohan Ardley

Nickname(s):

Muppet

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RHB, RFM

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Cavalier batsman

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Stylish batsman, plays all the shots in the book… just needs to do them at the right time. Junior doctor… just like the mad scientist in the Muppet Show… fields like his assistant Beaker

Rukesh Patel

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Rocky

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RHB

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Gets his fair share of runs, plays regularly but hasnt been seen in the bar since 1996

Russell Jennings

Nickname(s):

Tigger

Speciality:

RHB

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Outfield

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Leg Glance

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Athletic fielder, steady batsman, travels round the world watching cricket for a job. Git.

Sandeep Ganguly

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RHB, OS

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Club overseas player 2005. Classy Indian batsman and sharp spinner of the ball.

Scott O'Brien

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RHB, SLA

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Mixes it up

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Nice guy Aussie slow left armer, deserves our sympathy as he has to teach some of our unruly colts for a living

Shivan Kanani

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RHB, RMF

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Younger, another OR colt, reliable seamer with promise for the future

Simon Hithersay

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Gappy

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RHB

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Experienced and reliable 1st XI batter, not many recent appearances… ran the 2005 Marathon… nutter

Simon Morrison

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RHB, RMF

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Young seamer yet to play much adult cricket for the Ruts

Simon Taylor

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Lion

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RHB, RMF

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Monotonous balls

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Reliable and hard working Kiwi seamer, just plonks it on the spot time and time again

Steve Chick

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Chicky

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RHB, RMF

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Another promising young seamer, used to be a keeper until his Colts manager realised that the 6 foot tall 13 year old might be able to bowl a bit !!!

Steve Corbey

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Fourbyes

Speciality:

RHB, WKT

Fielding position:

Keeper

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In terms of special weapons… this guy is unarmed

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Young keeper, cant stand up to slowies. Can bat a bit.

Steve Dolben

Nickname(s):

Boycott, Spikes, Junior Pro

Speciality:

RHB(O), RM

Fielding position:

Outfield

Special skill / Weapon:

Blocker

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Sound young batsman who made great strides last season, next year he'll hit one off the square

Stuart Atkins

Nickname(s):

Badger, Bostik, Ironknees, Greylord, Silver Fox, Blue Rinse Prince, Grumpy Square Leg

Speciality:

RHB, LBG

Fielding position:

Stationary

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High trajectory balls

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Experienced grey-haired batter, bowls ridiculous slow lobby leggies, has begun fielding like a statue.

Tom Emerton

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G3

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RHB, RM

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Deceptive

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Developing young seamer, doesnt look dangerous but has got a habit of knocking over good batsmen.

Vaki Arumarajah

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Shake and…

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RHB, RFM

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Promising young all rounder, dangerous with a new ball.

Vince Metcalf

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Gnosher

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RHB, RM (WKT)

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Keeper

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Highly entertaining batsman / keeper and legend.

Wayne Sinclair

Nickname(s):

Tescos

Speciality:

RHB, RFM

Fielding position:

Anywhere that the ball doesn't go

Special skill / Weapon:

Skiddy deliveries

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Quick, skiddy but erratic bowler. His batting is highly amusing. Likes to run down the wicket and shake hands with the bowler regardless of where the ball pitches.

Wilf Thom

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Honest Truth (on-ess troot), Reverend Bling

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RHB, OS

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You expect him to spin at least one delivery

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Fast talking, not-so-slow slow bowler. Likes to reverse sweep / pull. Great entertainment value.