Dodgers Player Profiles - Rod Paterson

Rod is affectionately known as FPS (Future Permanent Secretary) following his rapid promotion to G7 at the tender age of 13. As befits his youth, Rod is one of the team's more agile fielders and has a fine throw and a generally safe pair of hands. He is also our quickest regular bowler by some distance but does not always get the wickets he deserves, frequently suffering a number of edged catchable boundaries due to lack of competent support in the field from his ageing teamates (he has been known to stand with hands on hips staring skywards as the demon Pope snares another victim). Rod knows how to hold a bat but does not get many opportunities to show his capabilities.

Rod played a bit more than usual in 2008 and had his best ever Dodgers season with the ball, deservedly topping the bowling stats. As usual didn't get many hits with the bat, but as one of the few players under 40 was easily one of our better fielders. Should have seen his beloved Reading promoted by the start of the 2009 cricket season.

He continues to drink more ale than lager which has to be a good thing.

2008
Batting and fielding
M  I  R NO   Avg HS 50 100 Ct St
8  2  5  0  2.50  3  0   0  3  0
Bowling
 O  M    R  W      SR    Avg  Econ
36  3  143  12  18.00  11.92  3.97
2006
Batting and fielding
M  I   R NO    Avg  HS Ct St
8  5  48  3  24.00  17  1  0
Bowling
 O    M   R  W    SR   Avg  Econ
33    3 152  7 28.29 21.71  4.61