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2008-05-15T09:44:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-10T07:05:00.000-07:00

60 Seconds with... Bowes Jnr

2008-05-01T13:42:00.000-07:00

Name	Phil Bowes
Nickname	Bowes, Bowesy, Bowes Jnr.
Highest Score	44 - Droitwich
Best Bowling	2-3 vs Ragley
Cricket Pundit	Tuffers
County Side	Yorkshire
Current English Batsman	Rob Key
Current English Bowler	Monty Panasar
What is your dream car?	box with 4 wheels
What was the last CD you bought/downloaded?	Foals - Antidotes
Your 3 ideal dinner guests? (anyone you like)	Wolsey, Adam Smith and Peter the Great
Who is the ultimate sports person and why?	Andy Fordham - proves you can be fat, and alcoholic and successful
You are chosen to select the lineup for the Glastonbury, who would you chose? (Old or current)	Prodigy, Pendulum, Paul van Dyke, Haudoken, Klaxons, kanye West, DJ Baz Hancox
Taylor or Barney (darts)	Taylor
Maccies, BK, KFC or Subway?	McDonalds
Red, White or Rose	White
Chicken or Donner	Chicken

Phil Bowes

2008-05-01T13:41:00.000-07:00

Name	Phil Bowes
Nickname	Bowes, Bowesy, Bowes Jnr.
Place of Birth	Redditch
Date of Birth	Jul / 20 / 1990
Year Joined ABCC	2003
Previous Clubs	Redditch
Favourite Music	Vampire Weekend
Other Sports	Hockey
Favourite Team	Birmingham City
Top Score for ABCC	44 - Sat 4ths vs Droitwich?
Batting	Average
Bowling	Shoddy
Cricket Stories	Leave me to score and make teas

60 Seconds with... Spud

2008-04-25T09:03:00.000-07:00

Name	Andy Alexander
Nickname	Spud
Highest Score	201*
Best Bowling	R.Prior clen bowled Under 30's vs Over 30's
Cricket Pundit	Sir Geoffrey of Boycottshire
County Side	Worcestershire
Current English Batsman	Owais Shah
Current English Bowler	Ryan Sidearse
What is your dream car?	A Big Yellow Van
What was the last CD you bought/downloaded?	Flight of the Conchords
Your 3 ideal dinner guests? (anyone you like)	Jesus, Larry David, Nelson Mandela and Jeremy from Hagley(to bring a selection of cheese and wine for afters.) I'm aware i chose four but the first one probably would't show up.
Who is the ultimate sports person and why?	Zinedine Zidane, looked like a monk, never gave the ball away and finished his career as a total nutter.
You are chosen to select the lineup for the Glastonbury, who would you chose? (Old or current)	Flight of the Conchords. Oasis. The Beatles.David Bowie. Brucey Springstein. Elvis Pressley. Duran Duran. Bros. Shaka Deamus and Pliers. Boys to Men. Wigfield. Mike Flowers Pops. Mr Bloby. Big Ern and the Rogertainments. Scatman John. BBC concert orchestra to close with a rendition of Ghostbusters theme tune, Pavarotti and Kylie Minogue on vocals.
Taylor or Barney (darts)	Barner
Maccies, BK, KFC or Subway?	Burger King
Red, White or Rose	White
Chicken or Donner	Donner

Roger Prior's Top 3 Moments in Cricket

2008-04-25T09:01:00.000-07:00

Name	Big Ern
No. 1	Too many to remember but these are the three I remember the most. First going back to one of my first ever first team games back in the 80s when Boyo was captain, in the bad old days in the old worcester league, when we got thrashed most weeks. We were playing Pickwick away and were on the verge of another hiding on about 90-6 chasing 220 plus when I went out to bat with Anthony Monk, Boyo had just departed and passing him on the way out he said, without much hope, to see if we could block out for a draw. We did this for a few overs then Pickwick decided to put the spinners on to buy a wicket. Monk decided to start smashing them in to the car park, I joined in. They started to look a bit worried so brought the seamers back on, but it was too late by then as we both had our eye in, and we went on to win by 3 wickets, Anthony getting 74 and myself 47 no. This spurned us on to win next week as well. I remember two shots I played with a borrowed club bat (an old battered VR 5*) one square cut which went like a bullet to the boundary by the car park, hitting my own car denting the back bumper, and one straight six which cleared the high netting. What made it sweeter was Pickwick were a preety obnoxious lot in those days! . Ray Nash was our keeper in those days, and I nver saw him with a bigger smile on his face.
No. 2	The second has to be smashing 74 against Droitwich in the midweek knockout again when we were massive underdogs. It was early season so we were playing on the wicket closest to the hedge and I remember hitting one six over the high net at square leg. Simon Dunn reckoned it was the biggest six he had seen for a while until Droitwich batted, and one of their batsmen hit Terry Bird just as far about three times in an over. Still we went on to win the game in the last over, with Dennis bowling a good last over when he just a young lad. We went on to have a really good run in the cup, narrowly losing out to a Highway team full of paid players in the quarter finals, when we had to bat second in near darkness.
No. 3	I should say hitting the six off the last ball to win that game against Barnhard Green, but the top moment has to be against Redditch. We were playing a Sunday game when I was captain, back in the late 80s, when Sunday games were taken seriously. It was wet pitch and we bowled Redditch out cheaply in about an hour and a half, and proceeded to knock the runs off easily before tea. Cant remember who got runs or wickets but I do remember knocking on the Reddith dressing room door and asking the Redditch captain, if he would like a 20 over game, to make the time up. I cannot print what he said in reply.

Batting Details - First XI 2008

2008-04-20T07:38:00.000-07:00

Name	Inns	N/O	Total Runs	Balls Faced	Sixes	Fours	Total Bndry	% From Boundaries	Strike Rate	Average
Paul Boycott	1	0	41	102	1	4	22	53.7	40.2	41.0
Stefan Jagielski	1	0	33	61	1	4	22	66.7	54.1	33.0
Alex Robinson	1	0	19	25	0	3	12	63.2	76.0	19.0
Dan Evans	1	0	4	16	0	0	0	0.0	25.0	4.0
Andy Williams	1	0	4	16	0	0	0	0.0	25.0	4.0
Johnno Gordon	1	0	3	7	0	0	0	0.0	42.9	3.0
Andy Clayton	2	0	3	26	0	0	0	0.0	11.5	1.5
Dave Sewell	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0.0	20.0	1.0
Jonny Summers	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	0.0	16.7	1.0
Dennis Freeman	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		0.0	0.0
Pete Alexander	2	2	31	22	2	3	24	77.4	140.9
Bryan Melliard	1	0

AJ's Top 3 Moments in Cricket

2008-04-20T05:34:00.000-07:00

Name	Bear
No. 1	Gota be last season, my best ever bowling figures to date , i turned up to game at belbroughton, saw the size of the outfield and thort, bugger 6's galore today. Batting was hard as they had decided to leae the covers off in the middle of the flood season. So that bit was pretty boring. Then the fun started rocket bowled a few then i was on. Quite possily the most fun ive ever had playing sport. Not just coz the ball was doin everything but every was loving it!
No. 2	Dave standing at worcester nomads!
No. 3	Batting with barry in 2005 summer. to win a game at lunctoninanininnis on as pitch that had bin stuck on the 22 yard line of the rugby pitch.

60 Seconds with... AC

2008-04-20T05:28:00.000-07:00

Name	Andy Clayton
Nickname	ac or del boy to a few older members
Highest Score	125 vs Exhall & Wixford (twice)
Best Bowling	8-21 vs Redditch (from a bygone era)
Cricket Pundit	Bob Willis when in full rant mode
County Side	Worcestershire
Current English Batsman	Graeme Hick - 41 not out and 50 plus 1st class centuries.
Current English Bowler	Dominic Cork - same age exactly, same attitude but I turn up to my appointments!!
What is your dream car?	Morgan Aero 8 GT3
What was the last CD you bought/downloaded?	James - Hey Ma
Your 3 ideal dinner guests? (anyone you like)	Frankie Boyle, either of the Peter Cook's and Catherine Zeta Jones
Who is the ultimate sports person and why?	Lance Armstrong - the most stunning sporting comeback of my generation.
You are chosen to select the lineup for the Glastonbury, who would you chose? (Old or current)	Lightning Seeds, The Smiths, AC/DC, James, Queen, Oasis, Snow Patrol, Stone Roses and headlining Jesus Jones. Kareoke Dave and OCS appearing on the other stage.
Taylor or Barney (darts)	Barney
Maccies, BK, KFC or Subway?	Subway
Red, White or Rose	White
Chicken or Donner	Donner

Andy Alexander

2008-04-18T07:28:00.000-07:00

Name	Andy Alexander
Nickname	Spud
Place of Birth	Birmingham
Date of Birth	Sep / 15 / 1982
Year Joined ABCC	1991
Previous Clubs	None
Favourite Music	Flight of the Conchords
Other Sports	Football, Darts, Running, Cycling
Favourite Team	Aston Vanilla
Top Score for ABCC	201* vs Romsley 2nds (have a blow Al)
Batting	Right Hand Attacking Middle Order
Bowling	Right Arm Dobble
Cricket Stories	I don't think the stories involving Perky with an ice pack or shining a cricket ball can be bettered so i won't even try. Anyone who hasn't heard them, ask me.

60 Seconds with... Yorky

2008-04-15T16:45:00.000-07:00

Name	Jonny Mardling
Nickname	Yorky or Silverware
Highest Score	You're having a laugh aren't you??
Best Bowling	8 - 36
Cricket Pundit	Sir Geoffrey Boycott
County Side	Yorkshire
Current English Batsman	Vaughany - finest cover drive known to man
Current English Bowler	Stuart Broad (altho not much of a choice to be fair)
What is your dream car?	Porsche 356 Convertible
What was the last CD you bought/downloaded?	Can't really remember - probably involved shouting and loud guitars tho.
Your 3 ideal dinner guests? (anyone you like)	Hitler, Dennis Leary, Angelina Jolie
Who is the ultimate sports person and why?	David Boon - 53 cans on the flight from Oz to England - legend!
You are chosen to select the lineup for the Glastonbury, who would you chose? (Old or current)	Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Hendrix, Depeche Mode, Therapy?, Nine Inch Nails, Rolling Stones, Zodiac Mindwarp, The Pistols circa 1975, Meatloaf, Alkaline Trio, Ben & Mikko.
Taylor or Barney (darts)	Taylor
Maccies, BK, KFC or Subway?	Burger King
Red, White or Rose	Red
Chicken or Donner	Donner