Summary

First XI wicketkeeper & batsmen (opener if the skipper will let him). Former captain and been with the club over 20 years. Loves to bowl on the odd occassion , especially if the opposition batting is rabbit quality or little kids.

Age:-

36

Nickname:-

Strainy , GVS , Nobby

Best Performances:-

Batting - 160 vs. Broadway, 139 vs. Bredon, 134 vs. Bredon

Bowling - too numerous to remember!!!!! but noteably 5-15 vs. Barton St. David, hat trick vs. Ansty

Cricketing heroes :-

Mick Page (anyone who passes snuff around in the slips must be a lord) , Roy Randall (miracle to modern science) , Pete Clark (curator of the finest ground in the universe) oh also Gordon Greenidge & Sachin Tendulkar (not bad bats)

Favourite Music:-

Devo

Funniest Moments in Cricket

Steve Beachus fielding a ball on Tour at Kilve with trousers around ankles, Trooper stuff (see Adam Devey profile). MR umpiring vs. Hampton - Indian bowler about to bowl first ball to GVS. Whilst asking for guard, MR announces 'right arm over Sikh to come'.

Best Moment in Cricket:-

Getting first 100 against Warwick, tour of Sri Lanka with Whimple CC in '97 and any win against Exhall & Wixford.

Worst Moment in Cricket:-

Relegation from Premier League, any defeat against Exhall & Wixford. Last games for DR vs. Wellesbourne & MS vs. Exhall.

Most Embarrassing Moment:-

Numerous - including given out lbw to one armed bowler on tour (however he did bowl with his good arm & GVS claimed to hit it), pole vaulting on bat whilst taking a quick single & being hit for six back over head off first ball of innings vs. Australian touring team, Shepparton - asked to be taken off before end of 1st over.