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Player Profile - James Hanson

5/9/2013

Name: James Hanson
Nickname(s): Jimmy, Mmmbop
Look-a-likes: Mr. Bean
Date Of Birth: 06.09.91
Hometown: Northwich
Year Joined WPCC: 2011
Previous Clubs: None
Best Bowling Figures: 6-19 v Runcorn, 2012
Highest Batting Score: 12*v Oulton Park, 2011
Favourite individual cricket moment: One-handed catch with the cast on my arm to get PA in the handbook last year
Favourite team cricket moment: My first ever Park win – Middlewich away 2011 with the ‘football crowd’
Favourite away ground: Chester Boughton Hall
Least favourite away ground: Langley
Best netter at WPCC: James Hendry
Worst netter at WPCC: About half the club
Best banter at WPCC: Mike Johns
Worst banter at WPCC: Tom Speak
Best thing ever seen on a cricket field: Middlewich’s skipper ringing the league mid-game to complain that we played ringers (we didn’t) as we bowled them out for 65
Favourite ever Parkman (Past or present): Tom Norman
Favourite Football club: Mid-Cheshire’s Premier football club – Winsford United
Favourite Band: Oasis
Favourite Film: Jurassic Park
Favoutite TV show: Lost/The Royle Family/Coronation Street
Music you would walk out to bat to: Hanson - Mmmbop

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Player Profile - Mike Johns

25/7/2013

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Name: Mike Johns
Nickname(s): Johnsy, Jonners, Onesie
Look-a-likes: Rick Waller
Date Of Birth: 01/04/1973
Hometown: Chester
Year Joined WPCC: 1981
Previous Clubs: Oulton Park
Best Bowling Figures: 8/28
Highest Batting Score: 208
Favourite individual cricket moment: The Naked Lap after winning Division 2 of the County League – as filmed by Nick the barman.
Favourite team cricket moment: Winning at Davenham thanks to a last ball 6 from Matt
Alexander off Jacko.
Favourite away ground: Bowdon
Least favourite away ground: Winsford or Aston
Best netter at WPCC: Don’t understand the question
Worst netter at WPCC: Don’t understand the question
Best banter at WPCC: Ackers, CJ and PA
Worst banter at WPCC: Squeeker and Mike Begbie
Best thing ever seen on a cricket field: A guy taking his pet snake for a walk at Birkenhead Park.
Favourite ever Parkman (Past or present): Phil Catterall, Stu Woodcock and Syl Oliver.
Favourite Football club: Chester FC
Favourite Band: The Smiths
Favourite Film: Superbad
Favoutite TV show: Alan Partridge
Music you would walk out to bat to: Lets Go Crazy - Prince

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Player Profile - Sam Barnes

16/7/2013

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Name: Sam Barnes
Nickname(s): Barnezy
Look-a-likes: Arthur Christmas, Rodney Trotter
Date of Birth: 07/11/1998
Hometown: Hartford
Year joined WPCC: 2008
Previous clubs: Davenham
Best bowling figures: 4/14 v Chelford 2XI
Highest batting score: 61* v Tattenhall 3XI
Favourite individual cricket moment: probably hitting 61
Favourite team Cricket moment: Cup final U13s.
Favourite away ground: Chester Boughton Hall CC
Least favourite away ground: Langley/Pott Shrigley
Best netter at WPCC: Sam Speak
Worst netter at WPCC: Pete Room
Best banter at WPCC: Jimmy Hanson
Worst banter at WPCC: Taz/Squeaker
Best thing ever seen on a cricket field: Jimmy fielding with a broken wrist or Ash swearing at umpire v Prestbury.
Favourite ever Parkman (past or present): Davide Barnez
Favourite football club: Manchester City
Favourite band: Oasis
Favourite film: Napoleon Dynamite
Favourite TV show: Loiter Squad
Music you would walk out to bat to: The Chain – Fleetwood Mac.

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Player Profile - Paul Morris

17/6/2013

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Name: Paul Morris
Nickname(s): Mozza, Mushtaq, Granddad
Look-a-likes: Tim Southee
Date of Birth: Feb 1974
Hometown: Northwich
Year joined WPCC: 1985
Previous clubs: Oakmere (for 1/2 a season), Huxley
Best bowling figures: 7 for something back when I could turn it.
Highest batting score: 106
Favourite individual cricket moment: Tony 'Tangles' Morris playing 6 identical balls, padding out 5 & Moo-ing the 6th for 4 saying "that one had to go"
Favourite team cricket moment: Park 'Super 8' win at Nantwich this year.
Favourite away ground: Alderley Edge
Least favourite away ground: Alsager
Best netter at WPCC: Mike Dunning
Worst netter at WPCC: Tom Speak's Liquorice Allsorts bowling
Best banter at WPCC: Joe Paterson
Worst banter at WPCC: Would have said Tom Speak but I've heard rumours of the game at Mobberley
Best thing ever seen on a cricket field: Huxley's 'Field of Dreams' game. It's too long to explain so ask PA
Favourite ever Parkman (past or present): Geoff 'Pro Boy' Sharp
Favourite football club: Manchester City
Favourite band: The Smiths
Favourite film: Cannonball Run
Favourite TV show: The Wire
Music you would walk out to bat to: ACDC - Back in Black

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Player Profile - Ash Houghton

12/6/2013

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Look-a-likes: Have never been told of any!
Date of Birth: 05/06/1991
Hometown: Middlewich
Year joined WPCC: 2011
Previous clubs: Middlewich,
Crewe, Staffordshire University
Best bowling figures: 7-45 (for Middlewich vs WPCC)
Highest batting score: 69 v Widnes 3rd XI
Favourite individual cricket moment: Putting on 40+ for last wicket with Rob Powell - end of 2012/13
season to win game for 3rd XI.
Favourite team cricket moment: Mattos winning it at Davenham - wasn't there but was special for the club.
Favourite away ground: Runcorn
Least favourite away ground: Prestbury/Winsford
Best netter at WPCC: Hendo
Worst netter at WPCC: Glover (Batting)
Best banter at WPCC: CJ - MJ
Worst banter at WPCC: Squeaker
Best thing ever seen on a cricket field: Johnsy's 50 at Cheadle Hulme Ladybridge 12-13 season.
Favourite ever Parkman (past or present): Stu Moniz
Favourite football club: Liverpool FC
Favourite band: The Courteeners
Favourite film: Van Wilder: Party Liason
Favourite TV show: 24/Only Fools and Horses
Music you would walk out to bat to: The Opener (The Courteeners)

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