SWCC Player Profiles

Thursday, 13 August 2009 19:47 |

Name James Terry Hyde (Captain)

DOB 03/07/1982

Place of Birth Epsom, Surrey

Nicknames Skip - Urchin - Freddie Jex

Bat Gray Nicolls 2lb 10oz

Batting Style RH Unorthodox

Best Score 90

Bowling Action Right Arm Fast Medium

Best Figures 5 for 8

Fielding Position Covers

How Many Years @ SWCC 8 Years (with a break in the middle of 5 years)

Earliest Cricket Memory Playing cricket in the back yard with a plastic bat aged 6.

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC Scoring 90 against Three Bridges ('09 season) and winning the Bowling Cup and Player of the Season in '05

Worst Moment @ SWCC My first season at the club aged 14 - I tried to catch the ball at square leg and bent the bones in my wrist

Best Tour Moment Bombing in the swimming pool in Spain '06

Worst Tour Moment Being pronounced dead by Nathan Smith in front of my dad (Spain '96) when I had just been out with Luke!

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Brunswick Village because of the history between the clubs

SWCC Hero Anthony Preston

Cricket Hero Alec Stewart

Entrance Music Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal

Name John Bird (Vice-Captain)

DOB 02/07/1980

Place of Birth Southampton

Nicknames Birdo - Nassa

Bat Kipax 2lb 9oz There will be another bat appearing this season as he broke this one playing a defensive shot!!!

Batting Style RH Opener (look at a text book and you will see pictures of John)

Best Score 126

Bowling Action Right Arm Medium (When needed)

Best Figures 1 for 19

Fielding Position Wicketkeeper (Covers when bowling)

How Many Years @ SWCC 3 years

Earliest Cricket Memory Cricket in the back garden

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC Scoring my first 100

Worst Moment @ SWCC None as of yet

Best Tour Moment Only been on one tour with SWCC but hitting 71 against Kings Langley in Hertfordshire was nice

Worst Tour Moment Sharing with Paul Lincoln in Hertfordshire

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Amberly have a great team and a lovely ground

SWCC Hero David Noakes

Cricket Hero Alec Stewart

Entrance Music Rocky Theme - Eye Of The Tiger

This is until we can find a cricket picture.

Name Luke Smith

DOB 01/08/1977

Place of Birth Brighton

Nicknames Sponge

Bat Club Gray Nicolls 2lb 7oz

Batting Style RH Surprisingly good with technique but lacks confidence

Best Score 36

Bowling Action Right arm Medium Away Swing

Best Figures 6 for something (too drunk to remember)

Fielding Position Square Leg

How Many Years @ SWCC 14 Years

Earliest Cricket Memory Playing in the back garden with an upside down wheel barrow as wicket keeper

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC Ian Fennel bowling the Wiltshire captain around his legs and the 'Frascati' incident once again with Ian Fennel

Worst Moment @ SWCC 2007 against Ansty, in my unbelievably high delivery stride leap of faith, I landed and tore my cruciate ligament in my knee

Best Tour Moment I don't remember tours

Worst Tour Moment Taking a catch then realising that it was the final wicket of the game and the season and that it stopped me from getting my 50th wicket for the season

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Jevington are a nice bunch

SWCC Hero Dave Field

Cricket Hero Ian Botham / Jack Hyams

Entrance Music Star Wars - Imperial March / Storm Trooper Theme

Name Dave Noakes

DOB 31/03/71

Place of Birth Purley - Surrey

Nicknames Errol

Bat Gray Nicolls Xiphos 2lb 13oz

Batting Style RH SWASH!!!

Best Score 154

Bowling Action RA Medium

Best Figures Wouldn't say

Fielding Position Mid Wicket

How Many Years @ SWCC 20 years

Earliest Cricket Memory 46 not out @ school mainly with 6's

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC When Merlin took Selema for a 'walk'

Worst Moment @ SWCC TBC

Best Tour Moment 94 Not out in Spain

Worst Tour Moment The 'Jamie's Dead' fiasco in Spain

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Brunswick Village

SWCC Hero Tony Preston

Cricket Hero Andrew Flitoff

Entrance Music The Lumberjack Song (Sorry)

Name Jeremy Preston

DOB 24/05/1971

Place of Birth Croydon

Nicknames The Hoff

Bat Gray Nicolls 2lb 7oz Club bat

Batting Style RH Moderate Agressive

Best Score 117 (2005)

Bowling Action Slow Right Arm Very Part Time

Best Figures None to speak of

Fielding Position Covers but is starting to like wicket keeper a little too much

How Many Years @ SWCC 11 years

Earliest Cricket Memory Botham's Ashes and watching my dad play for SWCC in the 70's

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC The "6 Tastic" innings but too many comical moments to mention although the "DAVE'S!!!!!" incidents does always make me chuckle

Worst Moment @ SWCC Being bowled by my brother

Best Tour Moment Watching Alan Wooton take Alfaz apart with 70 odd and some towering 6's

Worst Tour Moment None said but I am sure the Black Toe of Hertfordshire is close to the top of the list (ED)

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Amberly who are very sociable and have a great ground

SWCC Hero My dad Tony Preston

Cricket Hero Graham Gooch

Entrance Music Baywatch Theme

Name Dave Field

DOB 07/02/1948

Place of Birth Hitching, Herts

Nicknames Max, Disco Dave, Caribbean Dave, Half Hour Dave. For full list please ask Dave if you have the time to spare

Bat Any piece of Willow I can get my hands on

Batting Style RH Truly 'Caribbean'

Best Score 26 not out

Bowling Action Currently Right arm medium Swinger

Best Figures 7 for 35

Fielding Position Fine Leg / Mid on/off but more recently slips (end of innings)

How Many Years @ SWCC 39 years starting in 1970

Earliest Cricket Memory Taking wickets @ school (with W G Grace) and watching test matches on TV in black and white

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC Hitting 19 in one over (6 4 4 4 1) also winning the bowling for the first time after almost 20 years of trying.

Worst Moment @ SWCC Not making it to Hammerwood 2 years ago because I couldn't find it

Best Tour Moment Columbus Oval '98 on Spanish Tour - 40 over match, 8 overs 7 maidens 3 wickets for 5 runs

Worst Tour Moment Winning the duck award and then being fined for not having it on my person at all times

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Jevington are a nice friendly crowd but also enjoy Brighton & Hove Crescent

SWCC Hero Ian MacLeod - Complete cricketer, Tony Preston, Rob Charlton for bringing him me to this wonderful club in 69/70

Cricket Hero Ian Botham, Brian Statham

Entrance Music Oldest Swinger In Town - Fred Wedlock or Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon

Name Simeon Lewis

DOB 10/12/1974

Place of Birth Brighton

Nicknames Sim

Bat Newbury Uzi 20-20

Batting Style RH Defensive

Best Score 34

Bowling Action Right arm Medium Swing

Best Figures 0-7 (Plenty of potential - ED)

Fielding Position Slips or close in general

How Many Years @ SWCC 2 years

Earliest Cricket Memory Sussex winning the Natwest Trophy @ Lords 81/82?

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC John Bird getting me a catch

Worst Moment @ SWCC 34 runs and being run out at the non strikers end

Best Tour Moment No tours yet

Worst Tour Moment No tours yet

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Hammerwood, good team and great teas

SWCC Hero John Bird

Cricket Hero Dermot Reeve

Entrance Music Only Fools and Horses

Name Jason Thackeray

DOB 23/11/1971

Place of Birth Brighton

Nicknames Currently unknown but we are trying to delve into his past some more

Bat Slazenger

Batting Style RH Doing my best to stay at the crease

Best Score 40

Bowling Action Right Arm slow medium

Best Figures TBC

Fielding Position Mid On / Mid Off

How Many Years @ SWCC 18 years

Earliest Cricket Memory Botham Ashes on my Granddads TV '81

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC Hitting 40 in a 115 partnership and bein carried off by Golden Arm in my last game before I moved

Worst Moment @ SWCC Falling off THAT chair

Best Tour Moment Ian Fennel and the Frescati tour of Bath

Worst Tour Moment Thrown off the sofa by Luke after a night out in Benedorm

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Brunswick Village due to the history

SWCC Hero Luke 'the sponge' Smith

Cricket Hero Ian Botham

Entrance Music Circus Music

Name

Gemma Manvell

DOB 09/08/84

Place of Birth Cuckfield

Nicknames Gems, Mimes, Princess

Bat Woodworm Flame iBat

Batting Style Not known yet

Best Score 0 Not out (only had 5 innings so far)

Bowling Action Not tried that yet so watch out at nets

Best Figures N/A

Fielding Position Point

How Many Years @ SWCC 3 1/2 as WAG but 11 games played

Earliest Cricket Memory Watching my cousin play for Worthing Chippingdales

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC When Jamie won Player of the Season and the Bowling Cup and sledging the fielding team when I BAT

Worst Moment @ SWCC Having to change in the car

Best Tour Moment Beer and ice-cream while watching SWCC play in Spain

Worst Tour Moment Having to come home

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Amberley

SWCC Hero Luke 'The Sponge' Smith

Cricket Hero Andrew Flintoff

Entrance Music Something Kinda Ooh - Girls Aloud

Name Mark Johnson

DOB Unknown

Place of Birth Oxford

Nicknames Jonno, MJ

Bat Club Gray Nicolls 2lb 7oz

Batting Style RH Go hard or go home

Best Score 36 (not for SWCC)

Bowling Action Very partime Medium Slow

Best Figures 1 for 9 vs Watford Town (Tour)

Fielding Position Wherever skip puts me

How Many Years @ SWCC 6 years

Earliest Cricket Memory Watching the Ashes in Australia (Year unknown)

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC Seeing Tony Preston in his pants in the changing room

Worst Moment @ SWCC Everytime I am about to go into bat

Best Tour Moment Waking up with Luke hugging me

Worst Tour Moment Finding a poo in the B-day and not knowing who's it was (for the record Spain '06 is know as the B-day tour for this reason - ED)

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Anyone with slow bowlers

SWCC Hero Dave Noakes

Cricket Hero Phil Tuffnell

Entrance Music Mr Big Stuff (Soccer AM)

Name Taylor Salerno

DOB 18/03/62

Place of Birth Places Unknown

Nicknames Dave

Bat GARY Nicolls Club 2lb 7oz

Batting Style LH Dig a ditch and hit it on the leg side for a change

Best Score 38

Bowling Action RA Heinz 57

Best Figures 7 for 51

Fielding Position Covers

How Many Years @ SWCC 12 years

Earliest Cricket Memory Sussex winning the Gillette final '76 (I think)

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC Tony Preston going for a dolly and missing it only to be hit straight on the head

Worst Moment @ SWCC Spending £50 on teas and the game being called off

Best Tour Moment In Watford ('08) hearing Jan scream "Ooooff it Tay'" and then scoring A run

Worst Tour Moment Getting time off work for the tour only to find out that it was in Watford (great tour though)

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against TBC

SWCC Hero Tony Preston

Cricket Hero Imran Khan

Entrance Music TBC (but I think that 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' is quite good for him - ED)

Name Kim Aspindale

DOB 10/07/1954

Place of Birth Redditch, Worcestershire

Nicknames Eddy, Billy Whiz, Dustbindale

Bat Kookaburra

Batting Style Nudger, cautious, reliable, innings builder

Best Score 117 a few years ago

Bowling Action Clive Dunn bowling but having coaching

Best Figures 1-10 of 2 overs

Fielding Position Gully

How Many Years @ SWCC 4 years

Earliest Cricket Memory Smashing a window at home doing a pull shot

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC Every game is enjoyable @ SWCC, last year the bowling at Staplefield was great

Worst Moment @ SWCC 6 lbw's in '08 season when 3 of them were not out having hit them

Best Tour Moment Winning the 2nd game on Herts tour

Worst Tour Moment Listening to Dave Field's snoring on Herts tour (Heard it was 6 of one though - ED)

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Mayfield, good bunch of chaps

SWCC Hero Jeremy Preston - the cricketing gent

Cricket Hero None given

Entrance Music Thriller - Michael Jackson

Name Antony Preston

DOB Some time shortly after the war (the 2nd before some wag asks 'which one?'

Place of Birth Caterham, Surry

Nicknames Cool Hand Luke - for some unfathomable reason Brunswick Village called me that in 2009 during their tour to Saumur when they thought I looked well in control of the situation when they/we were 19-4 and I was still on one

Bat I think it WAS a Slazenger (indeed quite a lot of it still is), although the side/top edge is a piece of a redundant mahogany fireplace surround

Batting Style A little presumptuous to call it a style, but for want of a better description. Fairly undemonstrative opener who has/d his moments

Best Score 133 vs Parham Park (I think) at dog t**d ally (Wish Road), early 90s

Bowling Action Left arm off breaks (Yes they are - TP) although some people would dispute the word 'action'. In the 60's bowled fast medium left arm.

Best Figures 9-24 vs Limpsfield on the day of the 1964 (or was it '63) Cup Final - West Ham 3 PNE 2. They had a telly in their pavillion, our skipper won the toss, put them in and batted himself no11, then wasn't seen until after the final whistle (a fine tactician)

Fielding Position Sadly, these days rarely get out of the slips (wouldn't have him anywhere else - ED/skip)

How Many Years @ SWCC Since '75 with a couple of absences for good behaviour

Earliest Cricket Memory England vs West Indies in '63, Sobers, Hall. Griffiths, Trueman, Cowdrey, Lock et al

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC Far too many to note here, but playing in the same teeam as Jeremy and Etienne must be right up there

Worst Moment @ SWCC Blackstone143 all out - SWCC14 all out some time int the 70s. For the record Dave Field and I top scored with 4 each

Best Tour Moment Millions but from a personal perspective, 67 no against Saumur ('95?). Chasing 117, we were 40-6, I batted 8 and was greeted by Krishner (Saumur capt) with a 'welcome to hell'. With Gordon (he of the Lime Green mini shorts) and then Dave Duke, seeing us home by 2 wkts

Worst Tour Moment There aren't any

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Brunswick Village, Brighton & Hove Cresc, Amberley, Jevington (when they arrive), Pagham, Mayfield

SWCC Hero Pat Kane, Ian McLeod, Dave Field

Cricket Hero Ken Barrington, John Edrich

Entrance Music Going Up Country - Canned Heat

Name: Mark Scholfield (Vice President)

DOB: 24/07/1971

Place of Birth: Cuckfield, West Sussex

Nicknames: Golden Arm

Bat: Kookaburra

Batting Style: RH, Occasionally straight!

Best Score: 73

Bowling Action: Right Arm Medium/Pedestrian

Best Figures: 3 times in the 4 fors !

Fielding Position : Point or Square Leg

How Many Years @ SWCC Since 1991

Earliest Cricket Memory: Bothams Ashes 1981

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC: Getting my maiden 50 versus Horsham Trinity

Worst Moment @ SWCC : Watching Pete Welsh having a fit whilst opening the batting with me at Steyning

Best Tour Moment: Taking the winning wicket with my first ball vs Alfas where the phrase "Golden Arm" was born

Worst Tour Moment: Luke dropping a catch that would have given me my first 5 wicket haul in Spain 2007

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against: Brunswick Village of course

SWCC Hero: Barry Hawkins, classy batsman, and incredible spin bowler, excellent fielder - the best all round player I have played with

Cricket Hero: Got to be Ian Botham

Entrance Music: Ride On Time - Black Box

Ex-Wanderers

Name: Ian K D R Fennell
DOB 15/03/1969
Place of Birth: Camberley, Surrey
Nicknames: Fenners, Eeyore
Bat: RH Traditionally Kookabura
Batting Style: Correct but inadequate
Best Score: 60
Bowling Action: Right Arm Medium
Best Figures: 8 for 19 Denton, August 1990
Fielding Position: Somewhere I cant drop catches off Paul Lincoln
How Many Years @ SWCC: 1989-1998 Full seasons Last played 2003
Earliest Cricket Memory: Playing cricket at the patch, Islingword Road, Brighton- July 1981
Most Enjoyable Moment: The 1997 season as a whole
Worst Moment: My second spell at Bersted in May 1998- I knew that was the end of me as a bowler.
Best Tour Moment: The frascati incident?
Worst Tour Moment: After having built up as the missing link to the Wanderers attack in France 1995 I was dropped for poor performance and bad sportsmanship
Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against: Brunswick (who I play for now) So I suppose, and hope, it will become SWCC
SWCC Hero: Steve Day (ask Dave Field!)
Cricket Hero: Mike Brearley
Entrance Music: How much is that doggy in the window?

Name Paul Lincoln

DOB December 1963

Place of Birth Brighon

Nicknames Linc or Biscuit

Bat Newbury or Kookaburra

Batting Style RH Too difficult to describe but effective

Best Score 56 Not out vs Chailey

Bowling Action Right Arm Medium Fast

Best Figures 9 for 36 @ Steyning in first spell at SWCC

Fielding Position Point / Mid Off / Mid Wicket depending on what is needed

How Many Years @ SWCC 20 Years on and off

Earliest Cricket Memory Bothams Ashes '81

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC Watching Marco bat against Alfaz

Worst Moment @ SWCC Breaking a finger while catching a ball

Best Tour Moment Beefy podium dancing in Benedorm

Worst Tour Moment 2001 in Spain when Tommo and the Alfaz bowler nearly got into a fight

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Brighton and Hove Crescent as it is just a good general day out

SWCC Hero John Bird and Jez Preston

Cricket Hero Ian Botham

Entrance Music Staying Alive (Bee Gees)

Name - Gordon Burgess

DOB - 28.5.46 (that's 1946 just in case anyone asks......)

Place of Birth – London

Nicknames - Mr. Mercedes/Lucky

Bat - Wood, a Newberry I think

Batting Style – Agricutural

Best Score - 40 I think at Hellingly

Bowling Action - Left arm variable

Best Figures – unknown

Fielding Position - Cover/Mid-wicket

How Many Years @ SWCC - 17 years

Earliest Cricket Memory - Getting 7 for 11 with slow left arm in house match at school

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC - Seeing the 20 'somethings become 30' somethings with families

Worst Moment @ SWCC - 7 stitches in an eye batting against a medium pacer at Ditchling, (but came back from hospital to field)

Best Tour Moment - 6 over mid-wicket against Alfaz to end my SWCC career

Worst Tour Moment - Deciding to retire

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against – Anyone

SWCC Hero - Tony Preston

Cricket Hero - WG Grace

Entrance Music - The Living Years-Mike and the Mechanics

Name Alan Brackenridge

DOB 17/01/58

Place of Birth Brighton

Nicknames Brokes

Bat Gray-Nicolls Powerspot 2lb 12oz

Batting Style RH I found an old program for the 70^th anniversary and Ian Fennell described it as `slightly unorthodox, with a liking for the slower bowlers`. Also been described as `swatting flies`

Best Score 87 v Portslade for SWCC, 136 in a partnership of 216 with Kim Aspindale for BBOBs,

Bowling Action Leg Spin

Best Figures 7 For 21 v Three Bridges

Fielding Position Covers, Mid Wicket, Sweeping, anywhere

How Many Years @ SWCC Aprox 20

Earliest Cricket Memory Watching test cricket in black and white in the 60`s, playing on the local green using anything for a wicket

Most Enjoyable Moment @ SWCC All the tours

Worst Moment @ SWCC Out first ball, more than once

Best Tour Moment On one of the French tours when half the team appealed for LBW from the square leg boundary when Ian Fennell kept padding up, and the umpire raising his finger

Worst Tour Moment Dave Noakes attempting a run out from close to the wicket, missing by miles, hitting me full on the shin. Could hardly walk for a few days, you can still see the lump in right light. Or was it Dave Noakes trying to remove all my teeth whilst playing beach volleyball.

Who Do You Enjoy Playing Against Hard to remember them all, but more recently, Jevington and Brighton & Hove Crescent

SWCC Hero Dave Field, keeps going like the Duracell bunny

Cricket Hero None given, must be the Wanderer mentioned then. (ED)

Entrance Music Laurel & Hardy Theme

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