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| Age: | 21 |
| Highest Score: | 89* v Mildenhall |
| Best bowling: | 5-20 v Witham |
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A classy left handed batsman and useful left armed bowler, Bakes is the 1st XI vice captain for the coming season and will be looking to lead from the front. It could be a season of firsts for Bakes as it was rumoured he may even have a shower. |
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| Age: | 26 |
| Highest Score: | 103* v East Bergholt |
| Best bowling: | 6-22 v E.A.G |
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Nowadays more monk-like than monkey-like, Chaminda bats all over the order for the 1s and 2s. Jamie has struggled with injury over the last few seasons, but his rigourous training routine this winter will see him in good stead for this season. It was rumoured he was beaten for pace playing railway football by his Dad?? |
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| Age: | 51 |
| Highest Score: | 76 |
| Best bowling: | 3-27 |
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Music guru Mick has now moved onto Sunday friendly cricket, now being the mainstay in the Railway Tavern's All-star line-up. He was second team captain for many years, nurturing many of the players within the club. However, it would appear that most of his students haven't fully taken on board, the role that stopping the ball with your shin can play in the modern game. Over the last few years he has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the success of the town's Brightpop festivals, much to the delight of the thousands of Captain Beefheart fans in the area. |
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| Age: | 17 |
| Highest Score: | ?? |
| Best bowling: | ?? |
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Ross is a fast bowler and a lower order batsman. Soss may need to work on his hands-in-the-pocket fielding. He can generate some real pace when he puts his mind to it....especially when bowling at officer dribble |
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| Age: | 30 |
| Highest Score: | 97 v Long Melford |
| Best bowling: | 7-14 v Eight Ash Green |
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Wes is a medium pace bowler and middle order batsman who will be looking to contribute more runs/wickets in 2011. He works for Chelsea Football Club and through this gets to meet many famous sports stars of past and present. Thanks to Wes the clubhouse now has a proliferation of signed memorabilia hanging on its walls, including shirts signed by former football legends such as Doug Rougvie and John Bumstead. |
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| Age: | 14 |
| Highest Score: | TBC |
| Best bowling: | TBC |
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James is a Leg spinner that first played a senior match for the club in last years Deputies match when he took a match winning 5 wicket haul. James will be looking to play in the 2nd XI this season and continue his good start in senior cricket.td> |
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| Age: | 33
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| Highest Score: | 47 v Gt. Bentley
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| Catches/Stumpings 2005: | 9ct/4st
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Planet Block was the first team wicket keeper for a number of years as well as doing sterling work off the field on the social commitee. He was at the forefront of the decision to have Stella in the bar which pleased many of our members, especially his dad Ian who drinks copious amounts of the stuff whilst watching our home games. Richard is now a livestock owner and has a number of chickens to look after. Sadly, his previous wicket-keeping skills have come to the fore and the number of eggs that make it from coop to house isn't as high as it should be. |
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| Age: | 21 |
| Highest Score: | 11 v Elmstead |
| Best bowling: | 5-20 v St Margarets |
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AB retired in 2009 but was rumoured to be considering making an appearence in 2011. A decision which will mean the home owners in Regent Rd will have to be notified. "his bowling not his batting!!"> |
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| Age: | 26 |
| Highest Score: | 81* v Coggeshall |
| Best bowling: | 5-23 |
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Chaz is primarily a Lucky 7 expert nowadays having lost the ability to bowl non-turning off breaks, Chaz made his first team debut in 2009 and had a highest score of 34. After acquiring a degree in Accountancy at Essex University, he has an unrivalled ability to handle astronomical figures. Enough about his love life though....... |
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| Age: | 24 |
| Highest Score: | 56 v Frinton |
| Best bowling: | 5-22 v Maldon |
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Browny Browny was captain of the 2nd XI in 2010 but after a succesful season he is passing on the baton to another lucky person. Michael believes that the drink drive laws do not apply to him and in the 2010 season coined the phrase.....you can drive on five. |
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| Age: | 16 |
| Highest Score: | 3-13 v Mildenhall IIIs |
| Best bowling: | TBC |
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Another player that made his debut in 2011. Jake is a swing bowler and hard hitting batsman that was man of the match in the 2nd XI game against Mildenhall. We look forward to seeing more of him in 2012. |
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| Age: | 18 |
| Highest Score: | tbc |
| Best bowling: | tbc |
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Preposterously coiffured MD is a solid performer for the 2s despite his young years and ridiculous hair. He'll be looking to take more wickets next season and with more luck, he will. Mike is Rob's brother and as well as sharing family, they share a similar distaste of the forward defensive shot. |
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| Age: | 20 |
| Highest Score: | 48* v Clacton III |
| Best bowling: | 8-43 v Clacton III |
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Froggy, owner of the 'widow-maker' left-hook, had a good season for the 1s picking up 20 wickets. His batting is improving and most experts do say he has a good eye. Rob always seems worse for wear at club functions and has been sick at two of them. Good job then that he lives within spitting distance of the club bar. He has asked us to advise you that he is now no longer the official club no.11. We ask you to take a look at Steven Hempstead's profile for further information. |
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| Age: | 16 |
| Highest Score: | TBC |
| Best bowling: | TBC |
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Alfie is a very good medium pace bowler and top order batsman that had a very good 2011. He also led the Captain's team to victory in the annual match against the Chairman's XI. We look forward to seeing how tall he gets in the winter!! |
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| Age: | 30
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| Highest Score: | 153* v Frinton III
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| Best bowling: | 6-19 v Frinton |
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Doove is a stylish, bald, top order batsman and bald off-spin bowler. Colin scored over 250 runs last year despite a bare patch in the middle. No doubt though that toothless Doove will be looking to improve on those figures in 2009. Colin is allergic to boiled rice and having lost some of his teeth, his hair and having never had any looks to miss, he's hopeful that the batting skills last a little longer!! |
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| Age: | ?? |
| Highest Score: | TBC |
| Best bowling: | TBS |
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Roger is the new club chairman for the 2011 season. He will combine this role with the task of Sunday team captain. Roger is a batsman and specialist slip fielder who bats without gloves or a box? If you need to speak to Rog, he can usually be found at the end of the bar in the Swan, propping it up! |
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| Age: | 22 |
| Highest Score: | 56* v Halstead |
| Best bowling: | 7-52 v Felixstowe II |
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Potato fan Dan is a left arm fast bowler and a left handed batsman and also a member of Mensa. He didn't play as often as he like in 2008 but when he did, he bowled well for the 1s and took 7 wickets. A keen student of the game, it is unfortunate Goulda has a phobia which causes him to vomit violently and then fall asleep after a few hours watching it. |
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| Age: | 20 |
| Highest Score: | 121 v Abberton |
| Best bowling: | 2-1 v Elmstead II |
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Josh is a top order batsman, wicket keeper and ambidextrous bowler who has been in the 1stXI for the last few seasons. A useful fielder he will be looking to improve on his run tally of 129 from last season. Has acquired the nickname John Paul during the football season so I'm assuming he has something in common with either the last Pope or a French fashion designer?? (can someone in the know tell me, please - we like to stick to the facts on this page). |
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| Age: | 17 |
| Highest Score: | tbc |
| Best bowling: | tbc |
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Another of the Gould mafia, Luke is wicketkeeper for the 1s. Currently rivalling Browny Browny for the King of Bling status in the club, Ayrton Senna is a hit with the young ladies. And all team-mates are very keen on keeping up with Luke's latest exploits. Please note, on a completely different note, it is beneficial for all team-mates to have bluetooth enabled on their mobile phones. |
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| Age: | 18 |
| Highest Score: | 60* v Sudbury III |
| Best bowling: | 5-38 v Wivenhoe III |
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He used to be an opening bowler, his name is Brad, instead of hair he has a brillo pad. Bradders mainly played 1st team cricket last season, and mainly as a batsman, scoring over 140 runs. Bradley is a ladies' man. Away from cricket he is training to be a plumber (good the club are short of those these days!) and is an amateur photographer still learning his trade. Well the pics on his phone suggest so, he always seems to cut the head out of shot. |
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| Age: | 25 |
| Highest Score: | 111 v East Bergholt II |
| Best bowling: | 4-13 |
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Harry Jeffers is the club dendrophile. Last year he didn't play many games for the club due to his job reporting on huge news items in south Wales. Point of warning, if you are a lady and you have pride of place in Harry's mobile phone address book, look out for photo-messages around Awards Evening. |
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| Age: | 33
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| Highest Score: | 55 v Elmstead |
| Best bowling: | 8-42 v Eight Ash Green |
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Hempy donned his blue and green whites to play two games last season, in which he picked up 13 wickets and 1 broken finger. According to doctors, it was the longest healing broken bone in human history. He is one of few in the club who can fit into clothes (or more specifically Barcelona Olympic shorts) that he bought 14 years ago and is now also online and on Facebook. However reports indicating that he thought it was a cosmetic surgery site where he could finally buy that Daniel Craig mask, are wide of the mark.
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| Age: | 26
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| Highest Score: | 78 v Mistley |
| Best bowling: | 3-15 |
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Hicks van Nistelrooy played for the 2nd and 3rd teams last season and once again proved his worth as a middle-order batsman and a good fielder, and no mean wicket-keeper and death-bowler. The inventor of the 'Portella' & "Portoff Ice", Rob made some important contributions to both teams in 2008. He is the self-proclaimed number one spinner in the club having picked up one wicket for the 3s. A man of many faces (though mainly Postman Pat), his comedy bowling impressions are a sight to behold and usually leave the other players in stitches. The deliveries themselves meanwhile can also end up in stitches, Stitch's back garden over by the football club. |
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| Age: | 34 |
| Highest Score: | 142 v Kelvedon |
| Best bowling: | 5-29 v Little Bardfield |
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Naturist Simon is a very attacking batsman that has won (and lost!) many games for Brightlingsea with his aggressive stroke play. Scored 330 runs for the 2s last season. He is also part-time press officer for the club (the part-time being when he scores some runs). Simon is so committed to the club he has a Brightlingsea tattoo on his chest and has been known to play an entire weekend of cricket in the nude!! Occasionally a little short of cash, we tried to ask the manager of the local Ladbrokes if he knew why this could be....however unfortunately, we couldn't catch him in his brand new Ferrari with personalised number plate - "1 LUV H1ND3R5' |
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| Age: | 16 |
| Highest Score: | TBC |
| Best bowling: | TBC |
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Callum is a talented opening batsman that regularly scores 300+ runs a season in the 2s and 3s. Callum will be looking to cement the opening slot for the 2s in 2011, and score more runs than his brother in the process.' |
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| Age: | 17 |
| Highest Score: | tbc |
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Liam is a talented batsman and occasional leg-spinner for the 2s and 3s who didn't feature as much as he would have like this season (therefore sabotaging Craig's Lucky 7 team). When on form, Liam's batting is very pleasant on the eye. When not on form, Liam's bowling can be very pleasant on the eye to opposition batsmen. But hopefully next season, the re-appearance of Liam will see two big things improve. No, not those.....we mean his batting and bowling. |
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| Age: | 16 |
| Highest Score: | tbc |
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Louis is a promising off spinner and capable batsman. A good player to have in the team and great person to have in the club. Louis captained the U16s to the League title last year. This year he has been voted into the role of 3rd XI Vice captain. Louis does alot of work off the field as well and is one of the main organisers of cricket week. He also helps prepare wickets for matches. On the down side, he does have terrible hair!! |
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| Age: | ?? |
| Highest Score: | tbc |
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Patrick has some excellent bowling spells in 2011 and also came up with some great sledges. Patrick will be brushing up on his umpire skills in the winter. |
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| Age: | 16 |
| Highest Score: | 52 v Kelvedon |
| Best bowling: | Got a wicket in cricket week!!! |
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Chris or "Manny" as he is known is a talented wicket keeper who can also chip in when needed with some useful runs. Manny currently holds the record for being hit on the helmet in a season. He also failed in his attempt to catch a cricket ball with his face in the 2010 season. |
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| Age: | 15 |
| Highest Score: | 52 v Clacton |
| Best bowling: | In the nets |
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Rob had a great start to senior cricket with the club picking up the most improved player in 2011. His batting was excellent and he even made his 1st XI debut. Rob has also kept wicket very well this season, especially when keeping to senior players that bowl alot of filth. Rob didnt swear for the whole of the 2011 season, lets see if he can keep it up in 2012. | |
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| Age: | 12 |
| Highest Score: | TBC |
| Best bowling: | TBC |
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George is a young medium pace bowler and a very capable batsman. Has very good technique and has asked Santa for an arm guard. | |
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| Age: | ?? |
| Highest Score: | 125* |
| Best bowling: | TBC |
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Sicknote Ritchie is a talented batsman that joined the club in 2009 and has scored lots of runs during that time including an unbeaten 125* for the 2ndXI in 2010. Ritchie will be looking to improve on his drinking after the match, as he does always "leave early" td> |
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| Age: | 26 |
| Highest Score: | 150 v Haverhill |
| Best bowling: | 5-50 v Bury St Edmunds II |
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Rodders is an opening batsman and spin bowler who has been with the club since 2005. He won the 1st Team Batting Award in 2007 and 2008, and scored TWO centuries in TWO days(!) at the end of the 2008 Cricket Week. In all he scored over 660 runs in 2008 picking up the Batting Award, and we'll be looking for much of the same next season. |
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| Age: | "Age isn't a problem boyo!" (in other words...83) |
| Highest Score: | A few Fifties in my time |
| Best bowling: | Several 9 Wicket hauls and any time I don't bowl a no ball! |
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Taff is a medium pace bowler who after spending several centuries in the 1s and 2s, is now bringing much needed experience to the 3s. He also represents the Two Counties League Over 50s side on a regular basis and is well known for his no-balls that happen on an even more regular basis. Brian bowls off of 3 steps. BT is always good for a quote or two like "Have a shy" and "It's a long walk for a duck", which was followed by a long walk, which was followed by a golden duck. Despite his advanced years Taff still picked up 19 wickets last year and can still run quicker between the wickets than Jamie. Brian wears sunglasses that make him look like Tom Cruise and we look forward to seeing the bald assassin in 2007......if he remembers to turn up. |
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| Highest Score: | TBC |
| Best bowling: | TBC |
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Neil now plays most of his cricket for the Sunday team, but does enjoy the occasional outing in the 2s and in inter-club matches (Remember Hinders) Neil is a big hitting batsman and medium pace bowler as well as a specialist slip fielder. Neil once told the wicket keeper "I'm not going to get it" when the ball was guided past him!! |
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