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nick knight played 100 odis for england so gets in quite comfortably.

jon walford - without him i dont honestly know where the club would be. we might be playing willowherbs sunday 3s if he hadnt scored the runs he has.

aaron west - great batsman, brilliant fielder and a decent bowler.

graeme walker - pure class in his younger days and use to catch pigeons at slip.

damian brandy - beautiful to watch when he gets going. incredible athlete in the field and a very good bowler.

james redwood - excellent gloveman, makes it look easy, elegant batsman. i didnt see enough of jeff salt or martin pether to judge them.

jahid ahmed - his only season that he played was a pleasure to keep to him. explosive batsman.

max osborne - ambles up to the crease and then releases hostility.never seen him drop a catch and smacks bowlers a very long way.

richard whitehall - he used to be very quick when he joined in 1997. he had the best never say die attitude in a cricketer i ever played with. great hands and scored valuable lower order runs.

shane shillingford - it was almost impossible to score runs off shane. turned it both ways and at a good pace. he was the most difficult bowler i have ever kept to but it was a pleasure. great fielder and could bat when he wanted to.

ian belchamber - improves every year. he turns the ball a very long way and has developed a great arm ball. excellent throwing arm and im convinced 6 years ago he could bat.

players left out who were very close to selection were nigel porter, kevin crossley, micky davis, hrishikesh kanitkar, nick haste and dickie mee. my captain would be richard whitehall as he led poor teams by example. he was the strongest captain i played under, not in terms of bench pressing, but authority. he was a bit defensive so i have installed jon walford as vice to give him some advice which im sure richard will ignore.