| Mark Sage |
Club Captain. Very experienced and shrewd
skipper who has raised the level of professionalism within the club both
on and off the field. Has already played at Lords with Bath and would love
the chance to return with his own village. An extremely aggressive left
handed batsman who on his day is capable of destroying any attack and also
bowls very effective right arm medium pace. Son of club fixture secretary
Martyn. |
After smashing a drive through the
covers the skipper was looking forward to a night's kip in his daughters
cot! |
| Lloyd Davies |
Vice Captain. An extremely gifted and
talented sportsman with a rare commitment to his club. Lloyd has just
graduated from University and is an extremely prolific high scoring
batsman, opening bowler and exceptional fielder who also frequently gives
up his time to assist in coaching the clubs youngsters and also assisting
in work on the ground etc. |
Nice handbag!
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| Dave Pippett |
Opening batsman who has this season been
Timsbury's 'Mr Consistent'.An extremely talented cricketer who like his
skipper has already played at Lords with Bath where he top scored with 42.
Specialises in getting the innings off to a solid start before blossoming
into an array of attractive attacking shots. Loves batting. |
 Top innings in
semi-final from 'Lord Brocket'
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| Mark Smith |
A great character who both opens the batting
and bowls left arm medium pace with a great deal of guile. On his day with
the bat impossible to bowl to and loves to play his shots right from the
off. Very difficult to score off with the ball in his hand. Mark is also
the club treasurer |
Smudger taking on board vital fluids
due to cramp which set in while batting after lasting out the first over. |
| Darren Wilkins |
Ex club captain who was at the helm the last
time the club made real progress in this competition Darren has moved from
opening batsman to the middle order this season with great effect. Left
handed batsman who starts slowly but when set can play quality shots to
the equal of anyone at the club. A very sharp and effective slip fielder. |
Suck their eyes out!
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| Jerry Thompson |
A real solid and experienced character who
has also played at a higher level as primarily a bowler for Wiltshire in
Minor Counties cricket, his experience is invaluable to the side. Jer is
very adept at accelerating the scoring rate when necessary and has already
hit some enormous sixes in this years competition. Excellent fielder with
a safe pair of hands he was twelfth man for the Minor Counties X1 against
Australia. |
I hit Donald for a boundary
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| Greg Passingham |
Greg has talent in abundance and is another
who freely gives of his time to help coach youngsters within the club.
Very modest personality but he is a top quality fielder and also a very
capable wicketkeeper. Bats in the middle order and very technically
correct with the ability to score an awful lot of runs. Son of club
secretary Mike, Greg is currently training to be a teacher. |
Blackthorn is the best cider available
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| Jez Hare |
An extremely talented youngster who loves to
joke but is ultra competitive and totally focused when in action. Jez who
keeps wicket is also a very capable batsman as he has proved more than
once in this competition and when given the opportunity has bowled right
arm medium pace and taken wickets. Also plays soccer as a goalkeeper at
semi professional level and is the son of the village rector. |
Loving your length
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| Neil Hucker |
Ultra competitive Neil epitomizes the
Timsbury team ethic. Always encouraging and effective in the field he is a
very capable batsman who can effectively score quick runs and bowls right
arm medium pace often when the pressure is on at the business end of the
game. Loves to take wickets and also keeps goal for Timsbury football club
Neil is without doubt the ideal team player. |
Great catch...for the cameras
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| Stephen Clothier |
An extremely genuine and honest guy who bowls
slow left arm to great effect at crucial times in tight games. He is also
capable of giving the ball a real whack at the end of the innings and a
proven expert at taking difficult catches one handed. Well respected he
gives the team calmness when needed and is living proof that nice guys can
prosper in competitive sport. |
Semi-Final match winner. This is the furthest an
Over Stowey player has ever reached in the NVC!
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| Nige Day |
A real asset to the club both on and off the
field Nigel bowls right arm medium pace and can deliver a demon slower
ball. Another real character with a great sense of humour, but when on the
field totally focused and has delivered the goods for his captain when
required on many occasions. An ex goalkeeper who has now turned to
refereeing Nigel has an ultra safe pair of hands in the field. Helps run
the club bar with his wife Rita and is another tireless worker behind the
scenes. |
Nosh! Nosh! - More Coaches than the Rovers.
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| James White |
An invaluable member of the squad James is an
excellent fielder and very capable of scoring runs quickly when needed.
Another ex Bath player to have effectively joined the Timsbury ranks. |
Can I borrow your car for the weekend
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Timsbury Cricket Club
Established 1894
