PLAYER PROFILES

It has been along time coming but here is your chance to provide us with your Player Profile.

Please download the template by clicking here. You will need to copy the table from the download and paste the info into a new word doc. Then complete and send it The Editor. It will then be posted to the site. We have photos of some people if you don’t have one. Woody will help provide your cricket details if you aren’t sad enough to remember them.

If you don’t do your own someone else might (in fact your own one might be edited a bit too!)

You can now read eighteen Player Profiles – click on the names, hopefully more will follow

Simon Barlow, Stephen Barlow, Paul Boulton, Steve Cracco, Dave Cronin, Roger Graham

Andy Hawken, Craig Irvine, Peter Kilvington, Bhavin Kotecha, Bob Lawrence, Gary Lee, Paul Miles

John Morewood, Tim Rogers, Richard Smith, Stuart Smith, Paul Symington, Simon Woodruff

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Name	Simon Barlow		Age			41
Nickname			Debut Season			1978
Best batting	20 v Syresham a long time ago
Best Bowling
Favourite BCC moment(s)	Scoring a 6 off Oxfordshire county bowler Sean Joyner in a Midweek match with a flashing cut (alright a top edge over the slip area).
Other Sports played/followed	Crystal Palace supporter, All round armchair sportsman
Occupation	Selling bits of Cranes
Top Band / music	Eighties, Any eight-piece band with decent horn section
QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS
Lager/Bitter	Tea	Sarnies/Cake		Cake	Batsman/Bowler		Neither
Footy/Golf	Footy	Leg/Breast		Eyes	1sts/2nds		Whoever
Plough/Town	Plough	Home/Away		Home	Villager/Outsider		Villager
Position in club	Occasional Number Maker-upper
Strengths	Last minute availability, Competent scorer, good in a quiz team
Weaknesses	The crickety stuff frankly
Who would play you in BCC – The Movie?	Postman Pat
Most likely to be heard saying	Sorry
Least likely to be heard saying	Anything of any value or relevance

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Name	Stephen Barlow		Age			44
Nickname	Barl, The Chair		Debut Season			1975
Best batting	67* v Deddington, 1983
Best Bowling	8-30 v Badby, 1981 (inc hat-trick)
Favourite BCC moment(s)	The run that took us to the 1998 Division One title.… PT going ballistic.
Other Sports played/followed	Hockey, football 5-a-side and supporting Banbury & Oxford, occasional shocking 28+ handicap golf
Occupation	Hockey Manager click here if you are really interested
Top Band / music	Jam, Clash, Blondie
QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS
Lager/Bitter	Bitter	Sarnies/Cake		Cake	Batsman/Bowler			Bowler
Footy/Golf	Footy	Leg/Breast		Leg	1sts/2nds			1sts
Plough/Town	Plough	Home/Away		Away	Villager/Outsider			Villager
Position in club	Chair, Web editor, Elder Statesman, Historian
Strengths	Levelheadness
Weaknesses	Eyesight, front teeth, vertical left arm extension
Who would play you in BCC – The Movie?	Steve Wright, Penfold
Most likely to be heard saying	Sorry TEAM! This the first time since 1992 that.. zzz
Least likely to be heard saying	That’s the third ball in the over that has spun

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Name	Paul Boulton		Age			36	Photo to follow
Nickname	Balti, Baltster		Debut Season			1994
Best batting	50 odd at Wootton, 1997
Best Bowling	Rabbits only
Favourite BCC moment(s)	Polly’s Sunday dinner time fart on tour at the Castle Hotel Llandovery
Other Sports played/followed	Golf & The Arsenal
Occupation	Electrical stuff and coffee
Top Band / music	Simple Minds & U2
QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS
Lager/Bitter	Bitter/Guinness	Sarnies/Cake		Sarnies	Batsman/Bowler			Not a batsman
Footy/Golf	Golf	Leg/Breast		Bangers	1sts/2nds			2nds
Plough/Town	Plough.getting old now	Home/Away		Home	Villager/Outsider			Villager
Position in club	Organising, dealing with Arthur, Maxine
Strengths	Love of big bangers, The Plough, surfing
Weaknesses	Midweek Captain, Events Organiser, Groundstaff, Opinionated ginger bloke
Who would play you in BCC – The Movie?	Rik Mayall, Al Murray, Chris Evans
Most likely to be heard saying	Look at the bangers on that, just one more, far too early to go home yet..
Least likely to be heard saying	Sorry can’t play next week …shopping instead

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Name	Steve Cracco		Age			45	Photo to follow
Nickname	Sid, Sidney, Scoop		Debut Season			1977
Best batting	Awaiting details but it wasn’t quick
Best Bowling	Awaiting details
Favourite BCC moment(s)	Late finish (fading light) in a midweek match at Byfield. The current Chairman running away from the ball he was attempting to field
Other Sports played/followed	Most other Sports except hockey but mainly followed nowadays
Occupation	Self-Employed (now and again)
Top Band / music	Level42 / Simple Minds
QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS
Lager/Bitter	Yes	Sarnies/Cake		Sarnies	Batsman/Bowler			Batsman
Footy/Golf	Footy	Leg/Breast		Breast	1sts/2nds			Ex 1sts
Plough/Town	Plough	Home/Away		Away	Villager/Outsider			Villager
Position in club	Ex-everything, current Indoor captain, currently on loan to Sandford St Martin
Strengths	Keeping wicket intact (annoying opening bowlers),
Weaknesses	Keeping wicket intact (annoying team-mates), lure of Sandford
Who would play you in BCC – The Movie?	Lounge Lizard Terry Venables
Most likely to be heard saying	How many more pints are we having before we go for the curry ? Sorry Roger
Least likely to be heard saying	Good line and length Phil

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Name	Dave Cronin		Age			27	Photo to follow
Nickname	Barbarian, Fridge, DC, Crona, Monster Munch, Thomas the Tank, Smeg ….. will update as new ones created weekly.		Debut Season			2001
Best batting	110* v Radway 2006
Best Bowling	7-20 v Syresham 2003
Favourite BCC moment(s)	The air-horn being set off in the early hours - Brighton 2003 tour. Cricket related – avoiding relegation in last match of 2004.
Other Sports played/followed	Football / Squash
Occupation	IT Helpdesk
Top Band / music	The Streets, Jack Johnson, Beth Orton
QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS
Lager/Bitter	Lager	Sarnies/Cake		Sarnies	Batsman/Bowler			Bowler (?)
Footy/Golf	Footy	Leg/Breast		Not fussy	1sts/2nds			1sts
Plough/Town	Either	Home/Away		Home	Villager/Outsider			Outsider
Position in club	1^st team regular. Making older players feel not so bad about their physique
Strengths	Big hitting (brought about by laziness.)
Weaknesses	Lungs off an old man with Bronchitis, Melon juice, Captaincy skills
Who would play you in BCC – The Movie?	Johnny Vegas, Jan Molby
Most likely to be heard saying	Pass the melon / doughnuts ….
Least likely to be heard saying	I’ll be his runner

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Name	Roger Graham		Age			47
Nickname	Slogger		Debut Season			1989
Best batting	91 at Boddington, 1991
Best Bowling	Not applicable
Favourite BCC moment(s)	Left handed slip catch to clinch Division One Cup in 1991 and to give PZ a hat-trick
Other Sports played/followed	Dabbles with footy, hockey, rugby
Occupation	Something in the Courts
Top Band / music	The Wombles – ecologically sound “bundle up the rubbish and put it in de bin”
QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS
Lager/Bitter	Bitter (not much)	Sarnies/Cake		Both	Batsman/Bowler			Batsman
Footy/Golf	Footy	Leg/Breast		Wishbone	1sts/2nds			1sts
Plough/Town	Plough	Home/Away		Neighbours	Villager/Outsider			Outsider
Position in club	Former 1st XI Captain, qualified coach
Strengths	Right foot. Left elbow
Weaknesses	Beer and curry mix
Who would play you in BCC – The Movie?	Tintin
Most likely to be heard saying	When I was playing in Margate….
Least likely to be heard saying	Six pints and a vindaloo, count me in

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Name	Andy Hawken		Age			46
Nickname	Big Man, Big A		Debut Season			2002
Best batting	87 v Evenley A, 2005
Best Bowling	3 or 4 for something once
Favourite BCC moment(s)	Son Si `s 8 for 33 vs Flecknoe, Dave C 99 vs Warwick Uni, both in 2005
Other Sports played/followed	Badminton, Tennis , Football , Rugby , Golf
Occupation	Sales
Top Band / music	Listen to radio - oldies - Elvis and Monkees
QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS
Lager/Bitter	Bitter	Sarnies/Cake		Sarnies	Batsman/Bowler		Batsman
Footy/Golf	Footy	Leg/Breast		Have to ask wife	1sts/2nds		2nds
Plough/Town	Town	Home/Away		Home	Villager/Outsider		Outsider
Position in club	Boundary Marker
Strengths	Producing players. Catching ball in armpit. Thrasher - the big heave ho
Weaknesses	Thrasher - head up - back to the pavilion we go
Who would play you in BCC – The Movie?	John Candy, John Daly
Most likely to be heard saying	It was the beam from the outside light that got into my eyes
Least likely to be heard saying	Another over with no wides or balls going down leg Gary.

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Name	Craig Irvine		Age			28	Photo to follow
Nickname	Irvine		Debut Season			2001
Best batting	129 no v Preston Bissett, 2204
Best Bowling	0-18 off 1 over Preston Bissett, 2204
Favourite BCC moment(s)	Hasn’t played enough to have one
Other Sports played/followed	Hockey with the mighty Banbury HC, occasional cricketer.
Occupation	Business Advisor
Top Band / music	Keane, Feeder, Snow Patrol
QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS
Lager/Bitter	Lager	Sarnies/Cake		Sarnies	Batsman/Bowler			Batsmen
Footy/Golf	Golf	Leg/Breast		Breast!	1sts/2nds			Bodicote CC
Plough/Town	Town	Home/Away		Home	Villager/Outsider			Outside
Position in club	Cyber player, Soft target on Discussion Forum
Strengths	Big hitting.
Weaknesses	Not having BCC in his blood
Who would play you in BCC – The Movie?	The Invisible Man
Most likely to be heard saying	Umpire that was never a foot (on the hockey pitch), no sorry not available
Least likely to be heard saying	Yes available for the next 8 weeks now

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Name	Peter Kilvington		Age			40	Photo
Nickname	Padaway, Gilpington, Pilkerton, Kilvo etc		Debut Season			1996
Best batting	Ask Woody but poor
Best Bowling	Ask Woody
Favourite BCC moment(s)	2^nd XI winning away by 10 wickets at MK New City with 8 men. We needed to win to go up
Other Sports played/followed	Football
Occupation	Boring
Top Band / music	Radio 5 live
QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS
Lager/Bitter	Lager	Sarnies/Cake		Cake	Batsman/Bowler			Bowler
Footy/Golf	Golf	Leg/Breast		Leg	1sts/2nds			2nds
Plough/Town	Plough	Home/Away		Home	Villager/Outsider			Outsider
Position in club	Punchbag
Strengths	Douglas Bader batting style
Weaknesses	Too many to list in such a small box
Who would play you in BCC – The Movie?	Freddie Starr
Most likely to be heard saying	A special
Least likely to be heard saying	That special ball was good

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Name	Bhavin Kotecha	Age	21
Nickname	City Boy	Debut Season	2006
Best batting	92 no v Thornborough A
Best Bowling	6-11 v Flecknoe
Favourite BCC moment(s)	So far the day out to Edgbaston