Rockhamton CC Second and Third Teams: Rob Baxter Matt Belbin Rob Belbin Carl Boucher Tom Burdon Robert Cave Adrian Joseph Cooke Martin Cropper Jamie Curtis Michael Dryden George Fensome Peter Heath Michael Holder James Alastair Cooke Dave Lane Dave Long Richard Mackinnon Peter Melluish Sam Phelps Adrian Savery Mike Thomas Eddie Twemlow Leighton Walker Jon Wells Noel Wheatley Shaun Williams Richard Pickernill Rob Baxter Full Name: Rob Baxter Age: Over 25 Nickname: Steve, Bob Cricket Profile: Debut: 1997 Bat: RH, Middle-Order Bowl: RH, Spin Highest Score: 105 Best Bowling: 7-21 Favourite Cricketer: Jon Wells Funniest Moment: Being run out by a country mile after a glorious call of YES from then house mate Wellsy. The on-field exchange of verbal abuse that followed is etched in Rams history. Absolutely marvellous. Favourite food/Drink: Goats cheese Cider Favourite Artist: Dave Long Summary: As the most successful 2nd Team captain in RCC history he is genuine legend material but if truth be told he is overweight. Matt Belbin Full Name: Matt Belbin Age: Under 18 Nickname: Belbs, Rob Cricket Profile: Debut: 2005 Bat: RH, Top Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 120 Best Bowling: 4-18 Favourite Cricketer: Martin McCague Glorious Moment: Sunday (v Twyford House 2006) ‘I’m just gonna go out and slog today’ – clean bowled first ball. Favourite food/Drink: Brussel Sprouts Smirnoff Ice Favourite Artist: Eminem Summary: Fantastic young prospect with natural technique. Relishing his chance in the 2s. Rob Belbin Full Name: Rob Belbin Age: Under 18 Nickname: Belbs, Matt Cricket Profile: Debut: 2005 Bat: RH, Lower Order Bowl: RH, Medium-fast Highest Score: 32 Best Bowling: 4-18 Favourite Cricketer: Ian Austin Glorious Moment: His time will come Favourite food/Drink: Beans on Toast J2O Favourite Artist: Spice Girls Summary: Surprisingly swift seamer for a small fella and throws up some useful off-breaks, one for the future. Carl Boucher Full Name: Carl Boucher Age: Under 25 Nickname: Mini-Beast, Bear Cricket Profile: Debut: 1999 Bat: RH, Top Order Bowl: RH, Spin Highest Score: 88 Best Bowling: 5-29 Favourite Cricketer: Jon Lewis Funniest Moment: Monday in Tenby – take your pick from a marvellous collection. Favourite food/Drink: Meat Cider Favourite Artist: Oasis Summary: The bear is a natural aggressor with the bat but his gentle off-breaks reflect the influence of a circus tamer. Tom Burdon Full Name: Tom Burdon Age: Under 25 Nickname: Birds, Shoulder Cricket Profile: Debut: 2006 Bat: RH, Top Order Bowl: RH, Spin Highest Score: 65 Best Bowling: 4-12 Favourite Cricketer: Vikram Solanki Glorious Moment: Maiden 50 in first season Favourite food/Drink: Worcester Sauce Lager Favourite Artist: Bruce Springsteen Summary: Wannabe cricketer Birds is developing his egg-chasing talents with the smaller harder ball and could soon be knocking on first team doors, if only for the posh boy banter about polo and rugger. Good technique with the bat should see many runs in the 2s. Robert Cave Full Name: Robert Cave Age: Under 18 Nickname: Saj, Wookey, Cricket Profile: Debut: 2003 Bat: RH, Lower-Order Bowl: LH, Medium Highest Score: 25 Best Bowling: 3-11 Favourite Cricketer: Darren Gough Glorious Moment: Immaculate spell v Gloucester City Winget 2006 Favourite food/Drink: Sushi Tequila Favourite Artist: Kasabian Summary: Nagging left arm seamer who spent the first 10 years of his life on a sun-bed. Deadly in classic overcast English conditions. Adrian Joseph Cooke Full Name: Adrian Joseph Cooke Age: Over 18 Nickname: Harry, AD, Cookie Cricket Profile: Debut: 1998 Bat: RH, Middle-Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 51 Best Bowling: 5-25 Favourite Cricketer: Tom Moody Glorious Moment: First second team Michelle v Down Hatherley Favourite food/Drink: Spaghetti Black Rat Favourite Artist: Green Day Summary: Technique and ability to be a classy all-rounder, can do the lot but is hyper self-critical and sometimes loses the mental battle. Martin Cropper Full Name: Martin Cropper Age: Over 18 Nickname: Crops, 'Best batsman int club' Cricket Profile: Debut: 2001 Bat: RH, Top Order Bowl: RH, Spin Highest Score: 85 Best Bowling: 6-21 Favourite Cricketer: Jack Spence Glorious Moment: Scoring a first team run at the 6th attempt! Favourite food/Drink: Duck or Pear Lager Shandy Favourite Artist: S Club 7 Summary: A natural talent with bat and ball and has matured from into a proper cricketer. Prone to the occasional tantrum but a strong will to win. Jamie Curtis Full Name: Jamie Curtis Age: Over 25 Nickname: Curtly Cricket Profile: Debut: 1993 Bat: RH, Lower-Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 39 Best Bowling: 5/32 Favourite Cricketer: Phil Tuffnell Funniest Moment: Dummied a hostile return shy at the stumps but accidentally threw the ball through the covers for two runs (v Kingsholm 2005) Favourite food/Drink: Meat Jug of Cider Favourite Artist: Take That Summary: Curtly is dangerous when he’s fired up. Curtly is always fired up! Once ate an opposing batsman who nicked him through the slips for 4. Michael Dryden Full Name: Michael Dryden Age: Over 30 Nickname: Mickey, Run Machine Cricket Profile: Debut: 2002 Bat: LH, Top-Order Bowl: LH, Medium Highest Score: 121 Best Bowling: 3-19 Favourite Cricketer: Andy Flower Glorious Moment: Match winning 94 v Dumbleton 2006 Favourite food/Drink: Chicken Balti Tea Favourite Artist: Louis Armstrong Summary: Zimbabwean Import who makes David Gower look like Phil Tufnell. A century maker, a match winner and an agile fielder for a senior pro. George Fensome Full Name: George Fensome Age: Over 18 Nickname: Bison Cricket Profile: Debut: 2001 Bat: RH, Middle-Order Bowl: RH, Spin Highest Score: 38 Best Bowling: 2-17 Favourite Cricketer: Mike Gatting Funniest Moment: Buying and wearing Kermit the frog trainers. Out scoring the whole first team in tour game. Favourite food/Drink: Irrelevant as long as there’s lots of it Ditto! Favourite Artist: The Wurzels Summary: Like Essien is nicknamed the bison, like Essien has natural talent, a fine physique and extraordinary elegance on the pitch. Bit of an egg-chaser though but the most committed clubman around. Peter Heath Full Name: Peter Heath Age: Over 18 Nickname: Heathen Cricket Profile: Debut: 2004 Bat: RH, Top Order Bowl: RH, Spin Highest Score: 68 Best Bowling: 4-19 Favourite Cricketer: Vikram Solanki Glorious Moment: Superb catch v Gloucester City Winget 2006. Favourite food/Drink: Wotsits Lager Shandy Favourite Artist: TCB Summary: Another young bat with solid technique, would benefit from a little aggression. Michael Holder Full Name: Michael Holder Age: Over 18 Nickname: Holding, Cricket Profile: Debut: 2005 Bat: RH, Middle-Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 37 Best Bowling: 2-17 Favourite Cricketer: Richie Benaud Funniest Moment: A collection of glorious ‘Twelfth Man’ Impersonations Favourite food/Drink: Caviar Port Favourite Artist: The Royal Symphony Orchestra Summary: Too good at fantasy football for his own good… but it makes up for his batting. The talent is there but needs to cash in more often. James Alastair Cooke Full Name: James Alastair Cooke Age: Over 18 Nickname: Cookie, Wally, Al-Jaber Cricket Profile: Debut: Bat: RH, Lower-Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 111* v Twyford House Best Bowling: 6-13 v Tormarton Favourite Cricketer: Graeme Hick Funniest Moment: Practising the hook shot for the fans before facing genuinely quick Zimbabwe International seamer Anthony Ireland. Favourite food/Drink: Edam Cheese Guinness Favourite Artist: Manic Street Preachers Summary: Massive improvements with the bat have to led to nose-bleeds in the batting order but needs to do more with the ball if he will be any use to the 1s. Dave Lane Full Name: Dave Lane Age: Over 30 Nickname: Skip Cricket Profile: Debut: 1992 Bat: RH, Middle-Order, Wicket-Keeper Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 102 Best Bowling: 3-16 Favourite Cricketer: Steve Rhodes Glorious Moment: Maiden Century 2006 after selfishly breaking a finger in his return season. Favourite food/Drink: Steak Budvar Favourite Artist: The Rolling Stones Summary: Keeper of goals and wickets, Laner is a born leader and a solid batsman. Is set to revamp the 2s with unorthodox yet effective tactics and a brand spanking new kit! Dave Long Full Name: Dave Long Age: Over 30 Nickname: Long-hop, Van Gogh Cricket Profile: Debut: 2002 Bat: RH, Middle-Order Bowl: RH, Spin Highest Score: 78 Best Bowling: 5-28 Favourite Cricketer: Shivnarine Chanderpaul Funniest Moment: There are too many in his 19 years experience! Being stung by wasps such that play was abandoned for 15 mins. Favourite food/Drink: Seaweed Ale Favourite Artist: Westlife Summary: Cheeky chappy who takes a lot of stick for his eccentric antics on the field. A master of ‘nurdling’ the single and accumulating runs, he also picks up the odd wicket with a double bouncer. Richard Mackinnon Full Name: Richard Mackinnon Age: Over 18 Nickname: Macca, Boycie, DJ Brie Cricket Profile: Debut: 1994 Bat: RH, Middle-Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 69 Best Bowling: 5-117 Favourite Cricketer: Ed Giddins Funniest Moment: Taking on resident Aussie 'Bainesie' in the cross-dressing drink sprint challenge on tour. Favourite food/Drink: Pork Pie Stowford Press Favourite Artist: Anything Cheesie Summary: You name it he’s sold it… destructive batsman with little interest in the long-haul innings. Loves to throw his weight about in the field. Peter Melluish Full Name: Peter Melluish Age: Over 25 Nickname: Pedro Cricket Profile: Debut: 1997 Bat: RH, Lower Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 84 Best Bowling: 6-54 Favourite Cricketer: Phil Tufnell Glorious Moment: Bowled a beamer at the head of Dumbleton no.3 who despatched it over the pavilion to the lake mid way through his dive out the way. Favourite food/Drink: Munchies Cider Favourite Artist: Guns & Roses Summary: A man for all parties, always takes wickets and has mastered taking wickets with the ‘Ginsters’ delivery. Can explode with the bat on a very good day. Sam Phelps Full Name: Sam Phelps Age: Over 18 Nickname: 'Straight Bat' Cricket Profile: Debut: 2006 Bat: RH, Middle-Order slogger Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: --- Best Bowling: --- Favourite Cricketer: Geoffrey Boycott Funniest Moment: Once played a forward defensive. Favourite food/Drink: Steak and Ale Pie Stowford Press Favourite Artist: Dido Summary: Destructive or self-destructive is always worth watching. Can hit a ball as far as Tiger Woods but is not so consistent. Adrian Savery Full Name: Adrian Savery Age: Over 18 Nickname: Morph, Saviola Cricket Profile: Debut: 1997 Bat: RH, Middle-Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 56 Best Bowling: 5-32 Favourite Cricketer: Kevin Pietersen Funniest Moment: With many classic tales not permitted on public websites will have to settle for ‘Get the ball, get the ball, get the ball’ (Edgbaston 2006) Favourite food/Drink: Cider Cider Favourite Artist: The Wurzels Summary: Another powerful batsman despite his plastercene like complexion and when he gets it right, can land 13 overs worth of deliveries on a sixpence ball after ball. Unfortunately doesn’t always get it right. Mike Thomas Full Name: Mike Thomas Age: Over 18 Nickname: Airbus, Thommo Cricket Profile: Debut: 2003 Bat: RH, Lower Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 26 Best Bowling: 4-24 Favourite Cricketer: Simon Jones Glorious Moment: Biggest Biter in history, Every bite bigger and more glorious than the last. Favourite food/Drink: Apple Malibu and Coke Favourite Artist: The Wombles Summary: Is a blumin good bowler when he wants to be but struggles with fundamentals such as membership fees and etiquette. Is a wannabe public schoolboy but didn’t make the grade at QEH. Eddie Twemlow Full Name: Eddie Twemlow Age: Over 25 Nickname: King Edward, Northern Monkey Cricket Profile: Debut: 2001 Bat: RH, Middle-Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 65 Best Bowling: 5-49 Favourite Cricketer: Geoffrey Boycott Funniest Moment: Leading the applause for skipper Rob Baxter’s 50 on tour at Gotham (the poor lad was only on 37 when he came in for lunch 4 overs later!) Favourite food/Drink: Cheesy Chips 6X Favourite Artist: Teletubbies Summary: Never stops talking about his leg-breaks and his beloved Liverpool FC. Allegedly took 10 wickets in a tour game in 2006, he spends his free time drinking beer and having lots of kids. The future of RCC is Twemlow. On the field is a cunning all-rounder who has plenty to offer the 1s if he takes Beale’s place next season. Leighton Walker Full Name: Leighton Walker Age: Over 25 Nickname: Baines, Aussie Cricket Profile: Debut: 2006 Bat: RH, Lower-Order Bowl: RH, Spin Highest Score: 34 Best Bowling: 5-27 Favourite Cricketer: Shane Warne Funniest Moment: Taking on DJ Brie in the cross-dressing drink sprint challenge on tour. Favourite food/Drink: BBQ Fosters (no stereotyping at this club!) Favourite Artist: Rolf Harris Summary: Not a bad player for an aussie… Beats batsman with his flight and has developed his batting since moving back to the cricket motherland. Jon Wells Full Name: Jon Wells Age: Over 25 Nickname: Judas, FA Cup, Wing-Nut, Big Ears, Drive Cricket Profile: Debut: 1996 Bat: RH, Top Order Bowl: RH, Erratic Highest Score: 124 Best Bowling: 2-14 Favourite Cricketer: Rob Baxter Glorious Moment: Has produced the two finest bowling spells in the history of the beautiful game (Brighton Tour – one severely damaged school house) (Tenby Tour – 6 overs for 94 runs) Favourite food/Drink: Cricket tea Just a coke for the RCC designated driver Favourite Artist: Elton John Summary: Club legend for his phenomenal ability to keep cool organising tour and bowling on tour! A unique sense of humour and the only wicket-keeper to have taken 3 catches in an innings with his ears. A talented batsman and a die-hard Ram. Noel Wheatley Full Name: Noel Wheatley Age: Over 30 Nickname: House Party Cricket Profile: Debut: 2003 Bat: RH, Opener Bowl: RH, Spin Highest Score: 76 Best Bowling: 3-24 Favourite Cricketer: Mike Atherton Glorious Moment: Ditching Mr Blobby Favourite food/Drink: Roast Ale Favourite Artist: Queen Summary: A quiet man on and off the pitch but a real team player and a determination to score heavily with willow in hand. Is due a first rams ton in 2007. Shaun Williams Full Name: Shaun Williams Age: Over 25 Nickname: Sean the Sheep Cricket Profile: Debut: 1997 Bat: RH, Lower Order Bowl: RH, Medium-Fast Highest Score: 28 Best Bowling: 6-18 Favourite Cricketer: Andy Caddick Glorious Moment: Williams: Safo, hat the hend of the ofa, will ya go down to the bowndry and ghet me warter? Melluish: I think the Welshman wants a drink! Favourite food/Drink: Leek Soup Brains Favourite Artist: Stereophonics Summary: A very aggressive bowler riddled by injuries in recent years but should be in and around the 1s. Needs to learn the Queen’s English and needs to work on his batting. Richard Pickernill Full Name: Richard Pickernill D.O.B: Undisclosed Nickname: Pickers, Rich Pickings, Swollen Balls Cricket Profile: Debut: 2006 Bat: RH, Top Order Bowl: RH, Spin Highest Score: 9 Best Bowling: 1-12 Favourite Cricketer: Jack Spence Glorious Moment: Taking his first Sunday wicket. Being hospitalised with cricket injuries twice in three days, swollen balls and an egg to the head, no problem for the man of steel. Favourite food/Drink: Spaghetti Bolognase Soluble Paracetamol & Water Favourite Artist: Elton John Summary: Bit of a cult figure down at the Rams and also at Southmead. Has improved massively since debut and will soon show the World… He has the X-Factor! Brendon Scott Full Name: Brendon Scott Age: Under 25 Nickname: Matilda Cricket Profile: Debut: 2007 Bat: RH, Top Order Bowl: RH, Off-spin Highest Score: 57 Best Bowling: Favourite Cricketer: David Boon Glorious Moment: Scrawling his name across the pearly white knickers of The Wizard of Oz’s ‘Dorothy’ in Walkabout after blazing first RCC 50 v Bredon Favourite food/Drink: anything off the Barbie mate Victoria Bitter Favourite Artist: Rolf Harris Summary: Good bat and good fielder but loud, obnoxious, beer-guzzling womaniser and too lazy to bowl… Very much the archetypal Australian… Robin Arkell Full Name: Robin Arkell Age: Under 20 Nickname: R. Kelly, KP Cricket Profile: Debut: 2007 Bat: RH, Top Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 46* Best Bowling: Favourite Cricketer: Jacques Kallis Glorious Moment: Spectacular dive to avoid the marauding Jerry White as the Rams seized glorious victory over Bredon, May 07. Hammered Stone round the park a few days later. Favourite food/Drink: Jo-Burger Castle Lager Favourite Artist: R.Kelly Summary: Infallible technique makes for some sumptuous straight drives, good with gloves, ball and in the field. The South African part of the intercontinental restructuring of the club joining Williams and Scott as ethnic-minorities ripe for suitably abusive banter… Steve Moss Full Name: Steven Moss Age: Under 25 Nickname: Mossy, Teelan, Mr Fun Cricket Profile: Debut: 2006 Bat: RH, Lower Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 17 Best Bowling: 1-3 Favourite Cricketer: Dwayne Leverock Glorious Moment: Smacking a slog sweep six over the pavilion and into the lake at Dumbleton – though this fact has been disputed by some eye-witnesses… Favourite food/Drink: Curry – with rice, popadams, naan bread, Bombay aloo, sag aloo, onion bahjies and a dessert if there’s time. Lager Favourite Artist: Nelly Furtado Summary: Natural sportsman re-learning his trade with bat and ball after many years away from the Rams. Is a welcome boost to bar and curry takings and promises a future of runs and wickets. Describes himself as future 4th Team skipper. Not your average RE teacher… Tom Cullimore Full Name: Thomas Cullimore Age: Over 30 Nickname: Tommy, The Cull, Corey Cricket Profile: Debut: a long time ago Bat: RH, Lower Order Bowl: RH, Medium-Fast Highest Score: 66 Best Bowling: 7-30 Favourite Cricketer: Jerry White Glorious Moment: Cannot be revealed on the internet for Legal reasons. Favourite food/Drink: cucumber sandwiches a solid ale Favourite Artist: Shakira Summary: Bit of a club legend and leading wicket taker with 344 victims. Very much enjoys a long ride on an old tractor… Tom Nicholls Full Name: Thomas Nicholls Age: Over 30 Nickname: Tommy Nic Cricket Profile: Debut: a long time ago Bat: RH, Top Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 107* Best Bowling: 5-12 Favourite Cricketer: Ian Botham Glorious Moment: Psychotic explosion of aggression after sharp slip catch at Kingsholm 2005 Favourite food/Drink: Dry-roasted peanuts a solid ale Favourite Artist: Arctic Monkeys Summary: The ultra competitive quiet man, ability with bat and ball and another man who knows his way round the farmyard. Paul Williams Full Name: Paul Williams Age: Over 30 Nickname: Wills Cricket Profile: Debut: a long time ago Bat: RH, Opener Bowl: RH, Highest Score: 106* Best Bowling: Favourite Cricketer: Basil D’Oliveira Glorious Moment: 106 not out in a 2s league match is pretty damn glorious Favourite food/Drink: Steak and Ale Pie John Smiths Favourite Artist: James Summary: Accomplished opening batsman with a forward defensive as impregnable as the Pentagon. Matt Wright Full Name: Matt Wright Age: Under 30 Nickname: Skip, Matty Cricket Profile: Debut: 1992 Bat: RH, Middle Order Bowl: RH, Medium-Fast Highest Score: 57* Best Bowling: 6-15 Favourite Cricketer: Neal Radford Glorious Moment: Discovering his closet rally-driving skills with a tyre blow-out on the motorway… and maiden Rams fifty. Favourite food/Drink: Quarter pounder with extra cheese Corona Favourite Artist: Kaiser Chiefs Summary: Leader of the 3s and consistently delivers with the ball. Batting continues to improve and is responsible for bringing on some of the best young talent in the club. Never missed a single RCC meeting. Rupert Fergie-Woods Full Name: Rupert Fergie-Woods Age: Over 30 Nickname: Colonel, play-write, Roop Cricket Profile: Debut: not long after the bible began Bat: RH, Middle Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 76* Best Bowling: 7-37 Favourite Cricketer: Arthur Milton Glorious Moment: Being raucously heckled at the side of the road by the Tour bus as it left for Brighton 2005 – ‘Woods you W*!k*r’… Favourite food/Drink: Scones Cream tea Favourite Artist: Shakespeare Summary: Another definite for the club legend tag. Can bat, bowl, field and even write plays! Now adopts an active coaching role as well as important contributions in the 3s. 10 years of good cricket still left in the tank. Profile picture doesn’t do him justice… Mike Fletcher Full Name: Michael Fletcher Age: Over 30 Nickname: Fletch Cricket Profile: Debut: I think there was a world war going on at the time. Bat: RH, Middle Order Bowl: RH, Off-spin Highest Score: 105* Best Bowling: 5-60 Favourite Cricketer: Dave Clark Glorious Moment: They are still happening every time he walks out there. Just taken two wickets opening the bowling for the threes. Favourite food/Drink: Cake a pre-match pint Favourite Artist: The Cheeky Girls Summary: And yet another definite for the club legend tag. Has seen and been at the heart of most things at RCC and continues to show an undying passion for the game. Neil Higginson Full Name: Neil Higginson Age: Over 30 Nickname: Higgs Cricket Profile: Debut: Yes. He’s made one of them… Bat: RH, Middle Order Bowl: RH, Medium Highest Score: 39 Best Bowling: 5-26 Favourite Cricketer: Phil Newport Glorious Moment: 39 on debut for the Roger Twose (2s) Favourite food/Drink: Chicken Chow Mein London Pride Favourite Artist: Underdown Summary: An aggressive left back on the football field and an aggressive all-rounder on the cricket field. A born winner, looks to get after the bowling. Prone to the ruptured hamstring nowadays. Tom Newton-Smith Full Name: Tom Newton-Smith Age: 25 Nickname: Kahn, Big-Mouth Cricket Profile: Debut: 2007 Bat: RH, Lower Order Bowl: RH, Medium-Fast Highest Score: not many Best Bowling: several for not many Favourite Cricketer: Alamgir Sheriyar Glorious Moment: First RCC wicket on debut v Woodmancote Favourite food/Drink: Half-time oranges Lager Shandy Favourite Artist: Rather enjoys the sound of his own voice actually! Summary: Eccentric goalkeeper and hostile seam bowler with a mouth the size of the Severn Estuary. Great character in the dressing-room and loves to win.