1. Cricket is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy (Stephen Fry)
2. FOOTBALL offers the world clichés; RUGBY produces facial deformity; HOCKEY provides an acceptable outlet for psychotic violence; CRICKET alone breeds myths. More quotes here.
Profile: Rodders
(At
the time of writing..) Firstly Rodders gets, on average around
20% less runs than the average Joe. He is less likely to
be out LBW or bowled than average, but slightly more likely to
get caught. However,
staggeringly, Rodders single handedly accounts for nearly 20% of
all the run outs ever. This means you probably don't want
to be up the other end. Speaking of which bowling (as ol'Donkey
Drop hisself will admit) is not a Rodbert forte. But that
said he is (at the time of writing) technically on a hat-trick
having taken a wicket with his last ball of 2000
But bare stats do not tell all the story. Neither does the fact that he holds the "most golden ducks in a season record". There's more to the man than the numbers.....
|
Humorous (allegedly) | a bit more | |
| Age | Less than Fletch | 39 |
| Nicknames | "No! go back!" Spice | Rodders |
| Hairstyle | Less important than it used to be | receding |
| Previous/ Other Clubs | Pudding (twice, but only a family membership) | MCC, Mill Hill Ex-servicemen’s, Pinner Hil GC |
| Skills | Not giving anyone out. | Catching. Haven’t dropped one in years. |
| Biggest Influence | Gary Sobers | Mike Brearley |
| Most Memorable Moment On Field | Having Amanda offer to "kiss it better" when I’d taken a swifty in the box and had to "retire hurt" | A tie:
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| Most Memorable Moment Off Field | Conversation (now much embellished) with Dr. AF following his redundancy. | First time my daughter picked up a cricket ball. |
| Person Most Admired | Tony Fletcher | Lenny Bruce |
| Biggest fear in cricket | Being Run Out when it’s my fault. Never happened yet, but bound to one day. | Forgetting my box |
| Career , if you had not have been a Cricketer | Gentleman Farmer | Investment (W/B)anker |
| Favourite Ground | Lords. Never made a duck there. | Wandsworth Park (no really), Its sort of where we started seriously. |
| Favourite Food | Scones ("and may all your scones turn out like Fanny’s", Johnny Craddock c1960) | Burgers |
| Favourite Pet | Tony Fletcher | N/a |
| Favourite Clothing | Cricket Kit (obvious really) | Gunn & Moore abdominal protector. |
| Favourite broken Record | "It was going to hit the stumps" excuse given by crap umpires who don’t know the LBW rule about pitching outside leg stump | Kind of Blue, Miles Davis |
| Favourite Comment On Pitch | "It
looks like a fucking cow field".
"Slash behind the trees if you have to" | "You should see the outfield its covered in dog shit" |
| Who would you most like to celebrate a 100 not out with, and why | Britney Spears, Isabella Adjani, Jennifer Anniston. | Anyone |
| Britney Spears, Billie Piper or Lassie. discuss | Tony Fletcher. Whoops wrong question. | "Roz" from Frazier |
| Anything you'd like to add | 1+1=2 | Great unanswered
questions:
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