Nickname: Oooooooomar! Enjoys: Deceptively slow bowling (given the bounding run up) Best Skill: Leg stump leaves; sweating Strength: His left buttock; His suitcase Weakness: Propensity to write his name on all his kit; Tendency to play straight balls with his left buttock Funniest Moment: Being hit by the ball, twice, during a tour match in…
2020
Nickname: Adam Best Skill: Resplendent cover drive (in the 20th over) Best Advice: “Remember the leave shot” (whether for the recipient’s benefit or to prolong Stu’s own innings when batting with the lower order) Dislikes: Pretending he enjoys his brother scoring runs and taking wickets. Travelling Enjoys: Wafting and bowling short to create the illusion…
Nickname: Mupes, Muppet Best Skill: The sweepy, paddly thing to the leg Weakness: Belief in right and wrong; fondness for French DJs? (Inappropriate touching on tour he put down to beer after “concussion”) Dislikes: Inappropriate banter Biggest Fear: Boris Funniest Moment: “Concussion” on tour Best Moment: The century he scored for Crossbats (just before the…
Best skill: Nonchalant one-handed keeping Weakness: Literally his Achilles Dislikes: Anyone wanting to borrow his wicket keeping gloves Prized possession: Wicket keeping gloves Best moment: Any of a number of centuries Quote: “Maybe I’ll just sand another half ounce off it and then it will feel right”
Nickname: Vij, Armitraj, 2 bats Enjoys: Batting, bowling, playing for 4 teams Dislikes: Staying to the end as has another game to play Best Team-talks: Tends to be shadow batting during team talks but it would be “Yes please, I’ll open” Best Skill: Fast bowling, late order batting Weakness: Concentration , looking at birds, fossil…