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Brentwood CC Member Profile for Ian Belchamber

Last Updated: 18th January 2007

Ian Belchamber
Ian Belchamber

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Nickname/s
Belly, Fish-Boy.

Date of Birth
1st May 1979

Bats
Left-handed.

Bowls
Slow left arm.

Specialist Fielding Position
Backward point or deep backward square leg.

Best Batting
108 not out against Hadleigh.

Best Bowling
7-52 for the Sunday 2's when I was 14. It's gone rapidly downhill ever since.

Previous Clubs
Hutton.

Brentwood CC Member since
1990

On-field Club duties
Try not to go for too many runs per over while Sutho keeps things tight at the other end. Run around a lot and throw the ball in the field. Very occasional pinch-hitter.

Off-field Club duties
Ensure car keys are not left lying around for people to borrow.

Awards
Most promising U21 in about 1995.

Little known personal facts
I officially announced my international retirement from surfing in Jan 07.

Sporting hero(es)
Lance Armstrong, Ian Botham (ok both massive cliches, but both are legends), Jason Lee (not the one with the pineapple on his head).

Hobbies or Interests
Most sports, mainly hockey, squash, golf.

Worst Moment
Being hit onto the astroturf at Brentwood School from the main square (as many people know - that is miles!!).

Most Memorable Match
Although we didn't win it, probably Hainault away in 2006 - our first Premier League match. We were playing against the favourites for the league and I had just played a National League hockey match in the morning. We got 251-8 on a wet one (Ben Debenham with 95). We then restricted them to 147-8 off 55 overs. I got 4-40 off 18 overs (including the wicket of Adrian Rollins, who only got out 4 times all season and averaged over 180) but it showed that we were a side who could compete in the league.