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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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Player Profile - Greg Mckeown

27/5/2013

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Name: Greg McKeown
Nickname(s):Ackers, Byes
Look-a-likes: Christopher Reeve
Date of Birth: 2/1/76
Hometown: Northwich
Year joined WPCC: 1986
Previous clubs: Staffs Uni, Fenton (staffs)
Best bowling figures: 8-32 (25 overs) for Fenton 1st XI (Was this not George Hackerman???)
Highest batting score: 129* v Sale 2nd XI
Favourite individual cricket moment: Matt Alexander 6 off the last ball to beat Davenham
Favourite team cricket moment: Winning 3rd XI cup final v Neston
Favourite away ground: Hyde, good track, fast outfield and small boundaries
Least favourite away ground: Aston, worst track I have ever seen
Best netter at WPCC: What are nets?
Worst netter at WPCC: Myself or Mike Johns
Best banter at WPCC: Chris Johns, no contest
Worst banter at WPCC: Was Tom Speak, he may have upped his game since though
Best thing ever seen on a cricket field: PA chasing after a ball with his trousers round his ankles vs. Bowdon
Favourite ever Parkman (past or present): Pete Procopis and Chris Leech
Favourite football club: Northwich Vics
Favourite band: Not really into music
Favourite film: Jean de Florette
Favourite TV show: The Inbetweeners
Music you would walk out to bat to: Sirius by Allan Parsons Project

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Player Profile - Ben Chaloner

12/5/2013

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Name: Ben Chaloner
Nickname(s): Half-pint
Look-a-likes: Natalie Portman
Date of Birth: 01/07/1991
Hometown: Kingsmead
Year joined WPCC: 2005
Previous clubs: Pure bred WPCC
Best bowling figures: ???
Highest batting score: 105?
Favourite individual cricket moment: Seeing my father on the pitch playing 1s in what looked like black whites. He even managed to stop one off my bowling!
Favourite team cricket moment: Aussie number 8 slaughtering the last few overs at Davenham for a win in 2012. Pitch invasion, the lot.
Favourite away ground: I prefer to be at home
Least favourite away ground: Northwich
Best netter at WPCC: Mike Dunning or Matt Atherton. Probably Dunning.
Worst netter at WPCC: Currently this year? I’ve heard rumours of an Ian Johns return but not yet seen with my own eyes.
Best banter at WPCC: P.A., C.J.
Worst banter at WPCC: C.J.
Best thing ever seen on a cricket field: Either C Johns needing a belt whilst fielding or Robots 10/10 explosion
Favourite ever Parkman (past or present): Mr. I. Johns (partly for a majestic ton in the 3’s as I was finding my feet)
Favourite football club: ------ Favourite Cricket club should surely be in place of this which for me is the mighty Lancashire.
Favourite band: Radiohead
Favourite film: Heist films such as the Oceans series
Favourite TV show: Mock the week, Russell Howards Good News, Live at the Apollo
Music you would walk out to bat to: Eminem – Lose yourself

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Player Profile - Tom Norman

29/4/2013

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Name: Tom Norman
Nickname(s): Norman, Norm, Normo, Normanator, Treasurer, Choo Choo,
Golden arm, Dad, Father, Alcy Norm, Argos Norm, Big man, God.
Look-a-likes: That guy from Glee
Date of Birth: 01 04 89
Hometown: Crewe?
Year joined WPCC: 2003
Previous clubs: Barnton
Best bowling figures: 6-51
Highest batting score: 29*
Favourite individual cricket moment: Mobberley
Favourite team cricket moment: Barnton Away - Beating Northwich U18
Favourite away ground: Timperley
Least favourite away ground: Mere
Best netter at WPCC: Beggers
Worst netter at WPCC: M Johns
Best banter at WPCC: Ackers
Worst banter at WPCC: Tom Speak
Best thing ever seen on a cricket field: Whites-gate Vs Middlewich 3XI
Favourite ever Parkman (past or present):Steve Simms
Favourite football club: Manchester Younighted
Favourite band: Foo Fighters
Favourite film: Remember the Titans
Favourite TV show: The Wire
Music you would walk out to bat to: Joy Division - Love will tear us apart

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Player Profile - Joe Paterson

23/4/2013

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Nickname(s): Gateauxson, Gateau, JP, Ben Redd.
Look-a-likes: Tyrone Dobbs (Corrie).
Date of Birth: 11-03-92.
Hometown: Northwich.
Year joined WPCC: 2007.
Previous clubs: Few U18s games for Hartford, 2010.
Best bowling figures: 7-33 vs. Nantwich 3s, 2012.
Highest batting score: 46* vs. Oulton Park 2s, 2012.
Favourite individual cricket moment: 3-39 on 1s debut, 2008.
Favourite team cricket moment: Narrowly beating Sandbach 2s, 2010.
Being in the side for Rob Woolley’s 111* is up there too.
Favourite away ground: Middlewich (apart from the cupboard sized changing
rooms).
Least favourite away ground: Cheadle Hulme Ladybridge/Northwich.
Best netter at WPCC: Kingsley man, James Hendry.
Worst netter at WPCC: Ash Houghton.
Best banter at WPCC: Mike Johns.
Worst banter at WPCC: Tom Speak.
Best thing ever seen on a cricket field: The Middlewich Whitesgate scandal,
May 2012.
Favourite ever Parkman (past or present): Tom Norman #ComeBackNorm
Favourite football club: Witton Albion.
Favourite band: The Stone Roses.
Favourite film: Pulp Fiction.
Favourite TV show: Lost.
Music you would walk out to bat to: One to Another – The Charlatans.

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Player Profile - Tom Speak

6/4/2013

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Name: Tom Speak
Nickname: Squeeker
Look a like: unknown / Robin from the new batman film
Date of Birth: 05/11/92
Year joined WPCC: 2000
Previous clubs: Weaverham, Toft, LUUMCC
Best bowling: 6 for 17 think i got a 7 fer once but can't remember the figures
Best batting: 29
Favourite individual moment: ???
Favourite team moment: Luke's hat trick and him and Shing getting 5 each to flatten the opposition 2 years ago
Favourite away ground: Runcorn
Least favourite: Lindow
Best Netter at WPCC: Chris Glover
Worst Netter: Kendo
Best banter: PA
Worst banter: Me or James Woolley
Best thing ever seen on a cricket field: Kendo taking the bowling apart with a 100 at Oulton Park
Favourite Parkman: Norm
Favourite Football club: Nottm Forest
Favourite Band: Santana
Favourite TV show: The Killing
Music would walk out to bat to: Flash (ironically)

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