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Nickname/s
Wink, Blonde Warrior (ask Scoob or Boorts!)
Date of Birth
10th June 1960.
Bats
Right-handed.
Bowls
Used to bowl persistently accurate line and length, slow-medium.
Specialist Fielding Position
Feet apart, slight bend in knees.
Best Batting
28 n.o against Stock, around 1996. Bought a jug anyway.
Best Bowling
Too many to recall. Jugs aplenty against Stock, Herongate, Billericay, Writtle etc.
Previous Clubs
None.
Brentwood CC Member since
1988
On-field Club duties
Retired from Vics this year to spend more time in Suffolk, play golf and drink.
Off-field Club duties
Mick (Junior Wink - he does have a nicknmae) handles that side. I'm the quiet one.
Awards
Best Bowler 1992, 1994; Life Member 2003.
Little known personal fact
Lead singer in the Vics occasional rock combo, The Backdown Band (Bob O'Brien - guitar, Des Alford - bass guitar, Dave Terrell - drums). Also sing in a band in New York when there.
Sporting hero(es)
Ian Botham, John Terry and Tiger Woods.
Hobbies or Interests
Rock & blues music, golf, Chelsea, red wine, writing (1 novel completed, 1 on the go), eating out, travelling & chilling with Anne & the boys, running my business in the City.
Worst Moment
None. Too many good memories, particularly early days when we realised the Vics could actually play a bit!
Most Memorable Match
Stansted. 10th June 1990. My 30th birthday. Pre-match village pub crawl. 8 pints. Carnage. 2 mile exclusion zone still exists around Stansted Mountfitchet.
Other
Sad to retire due to other commitments. Will continue to support the club both socially and financially.
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