Player Profile - Guy Westhead OBE

Guy has two trademarks: an inability to play forward to any delivery and the ability to hit the top of the net when we're practising at The Oval... when he's bowling.

Guy has a South African cousin (Guy van der Westhead) who replaces him sporadically. This year it was for his own invitational XI.

Guy received an OBE in 2006 but no-one knows what for.

Is not inclined to stand on ceremony despite his SCS grade and OBE and is happy to be addressed as Guv, Gaffer or Boss by his grateful teammates.

Guy's Top Ten Favourite Bands

Guy says - My top 10 favourite artists roughly in order are:

Slade
Gary Numan
Nena
B52s
Buzzcocks
Stranglers
Oasis
Muse

OK, so that is only 8! I'd have more difficulty narrowing it down after that.

2009
 
Batting
 
 M   I   R NO   Avg  HS 50 100 Ct  St
12  12  66  0  5.50  15  0   0  2  0
 
All-Time
 
Batting and fielding
 
  M    I  NO    R   Avg 50 100  HS   C St
129  113  15  801  8.17  0   0  31  13  0

Bowling
 
  M   O    R  W    Avg    SR   Econ  Best
129  18  129  2  64.50  54.00  7.17  1-3

Dodgers Player Profiles Index

John Adey
Neil Benn
John Cooper
Rob Cooper
Simon Cousins
John Carr
Andrew Crawford
Mike Dollin
John Doyle
Rob Fox
John Hilary
Chris Jacobs
Matt Leach
Peter Lee
Pete Lee Jr
David Lowe
Russ Marr
Kim "The Cat" Matthews
Phil McBarron
Rod Paterson
David Pope
Neil Priest
Tawhid Qureshi
Damian Radcliffe
Raj
Brendon Roberts
Will Streatfeild
Matt Taylor
Guy Westhead OBE

Player Profile - Rob Cooper

Profile to follow but these figures will set the scene in the meantime...

2009
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M  I    R NO    Avg  HS 50 100  C St
11  8  103  3  20.60  27  0   0  4  0
 
Bowling
 
 O  M    R   W     SR    Avg  Econ
42  4  201  12  21.00  16.75  4.79

Player Profile - 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 even more games in 2009 than in 2008 but took fewer wickets. Continued to suffer from lack of quality Dodgers fielding. There was some solace in a few good knocks with the bat (and a nice average courtesy of having only been out once) and was as ever, athletic in the field and took four catches.

Would like to see Reading promoted by the start of the 2010 cricket season.

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

2009
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M  I   R NO    Avg  HS 50 100 Ct St
11  7  42  6  42.00  19  0   0  4  0
 
Bowling
  
 O  M    R  W     SR    Avg  Econ
43  0  269  7  36.86  38.43  6.26
 
All-Time
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M   I  NO    R    Avg 50 100  HS   C St
63  32  15  285  16.76  0   0  30  14  0
 
Bowling
 
 M    O     R   W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
63  263  1136  53  21.43  29.77  4.32  3-14

Player Profile - Neil Benn

In his Dodgers heyday, Neil just pipped Adey in the speed gun challenge, with one wind assisted down-the-slope delivery clocked at 29mph. Neil was one of our most consistent and reliable bowlers as reflected in his stats. Also had his moments with the bat, including a virtual lone hand against Warwick Castle. Is rightly proud of his Yorkshireness.

Neil was persuaded out of retirement this season for one fateful game v Tilburg Regions. Inspired by not getting a bat and only 2 overs he has promised never to return again!

2009
 
Bowling
 
O  M   R  W  SR  Avg  Econ
2  0  20  0  --   --  10.00
 
All-Time
 
Batting and fielding
 
  M   I  NO     R    Avg 50 100  HS   C St
118  83  34  1039  21.20  0   0  46  26  3
 
Bowling
 
  M    O     R    W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
118  501  2111  121  17.45  24.84  4.21  5-11

Player Profile - Chris Jacobs

Chris did not play for Dodgers last season due to a change in job and locations but the door is always open for a return.

Occasionally, as WebChief I receive emails from people asking whether or not we have any really good photos of people getting comprehensively bowled. Fortunately such a photo does exist (see below) and lo and behold it features Mr Jacobs. Somewhat illogically this display of batting skill actually formed the basis of our recruitment campaign for several years!

All-Time

Batting

 M   I NO    R   Avg 50 100  HS  C St
34  33  2  301  9.71  0   0  37  4  0

Bowling
 
 M      O   R  W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
34  12.67  88  2  44.00  38.01  6.95  1-22

Player Profile - Russ Marr

Russ only played 5 games this season but showed that he has retained all his skills... for turning up late!

2009
 
Batting and Fielding 
 
M  I   R NO    Avg  HS 50 100 Ct St
5  5  74  1  18.50  28  0   0  2  0
 
Bowling
 
O  M   R  W  SR Avg   Econ
2  0  32  0  --  --  16.00
 
All-Time
 
Batting and Fielding 
 
 M   I  NO    R    Avg 50 100   HS   C St
28  25  10  502  33.47  1   1  102*  9  0
 
Bowling
 
 M     O    R  W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
28  25.3  200  6  33.33  25.50  7.84  3-16

Player Profile - Damian Radcliffe

Notoriously unpunctual (see also Russ and Raj) but showed great persistence in his efforts to get to the Energy Exiles match in August. Confronted with a broken down train and the prospect of a closed Barnes footbridge, Damian only arrived about 30 mins late and we didn't have to send out a search party.

Helped set up a new fixture this season v St Anne's Allstars @ Barnes Common which we won.

Damian's highest score was 40 and that might've been higher had he not turned his invitation to attend the McBarron/Boycott Yorkshire School of Proper Creekit Techneeeq. It's not about how quick it's how many! Even in Twenty20!!

2009
 
Batting and Fielding
 
M  I    R NO    Avg  HS 50 100  C St
7  7  165  1  27.50  40  0   0  0  0
 
All-Time
  
Batting and Fielding
 
 M   I NO    R    Avg 50 100  HS  C St
27  27  7  434  21.70  0   0  40  4  0

Bowling
 
 M   O   R  W    Avg     SR  Econ Best
27  10  70  2  35.00  30.00  7.00  2-6

Player Profile - Raj

Raj made his debut in 2008 but in 2009 made limited appearances with little success with either bat or ball. Hopefully next year he'll be available for more games. Raj's lack of a sense of direction and an inability to read maps has gone down in Dodgers legend. Next season we promise not to play at any grounds that are too hard to find!

2009
 
Batting and Fielding
 
M  I   R  NO   Avg  HS 50 100  Ct St
4  4  27   0  6.75  12  0   0   0  0
 
Bowling
  
 O  M    R  W  SR Avg  Econ
15  0  115  0  --  --  7.67
 
All-Time
 
Batting and Fielding
 
 M   I NO   R   Avg 50 100  HS  C St
12  10  2  75  9.38  0   0  22  1  0
  
Bowling
 
 M     O    R  W    Avg     SR  Econ Best
12  41.5  282  8  35.25  31.13  6.80  3-9

Player Profile - David Pope

Saqlain Mushtaq has a dart; Muttiah Muralitharan has a Doozra; Shane Warne has a Zooter. But none of them has anything as potent a weapon as Popey's speciality ball - the Doobler. It pitches on off stump drawing the batsman forward, then pitches again on middle-and-off, forcing the batsman into an ungainly swipe across the line, then hits middle.

A desperately reluctant batsman, he has struggled in the field except for one sublime moment in the 2001 season when he trapped the ball at mid off a la Tony Currie, then stooped and threw down the stumps in one sweep. The batsman hasn't stopped shaking since. David is feared and revered in places as far apart as Buckhurst Hill and Croydon.

We were all sad when David hung up his Dodgers boots in 2009 so those who took up that bet (a double with Russell Brand to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury) with Ladbrokes on him taking his first catch are gonna be SOL*.

2009
 
Bowling
 
 O  M    R  W  SR Avg  Econ
10  0  119  0  --  --  11.90
 
Batting and fielding
 
M  I  R NO  Avg  HS 50 100  Ct St
3  1  1  1  --   1  0   0   0  0

All-Time

Bowling
 
 M      O     R   W    Avg     SR  Econ Best
74  248.2  1782  55  32.40  27.09  7.18  3-3
 
Batting and fielding

 M   I NO   R   Avg 50 100 HS   C St
74  27  9  24  1.33  0   0  5*  0  0

* - shit outta luck

Player Profile - David Lowe

Runner up to Rob Fox in the 'World's Baldest Bloke Championships', David's bowling reached legendary status this season with his 5 for 8 v Corinthians at Chiswick (the match every Dodgers bowler wished they'd played in). Eventually returning the second best ever analysis (4-1-8-5) David swept the board for the MoM.

2009
 
Batting and Fielding
 
 M  I   R NO   Avg  HS 50 100  C St
12  7  36  2  7.20  11  0   0  2  0
 
Bowling
 
 O  M    R   W     SR    Avg  Econ
50  1  302  13  23.08  23.23  6.04
 
All-Time
 
Batting and Fielding
 
 M   I NO    R   Avg 50 100  HS  C St
36  21  5  109  6.81  0   0  26  3  0
 
Bowling
 
 M      O    R   W    Avg     SR  Econ Best
36  139.4  866  32  27.06  26.19  6.20  5-8

Player Profile - Peter Lee

There are no suitable superlatives to describe the contribution of our recently promoted Derby County fan. The highest compliment one can pay is that his competitive, argumentative, sniping from the sidelines approach means he could be mistaken for a Yorkshireman (were it not for the lager drinking). Peter had some good moments with the bat but his bowling continued to blow very hot and cold and greater consistency is needed.

Peter brought the Weekenders to Chiswick one sunny Sunday afternoon and a great time was had by all. We even signed up two of his players, albeit on a temporary basis.

By his standards, Peter W Lee Sr (as opposed to Peter W Lee Jr) had a quiet year with the bat. The main highlight (apart from his knock for the above-mentioned Weekenders) was an unbeaten 29 v Nomura for which he also won Man of the Match, aided no doubt by his tight endgame bowling performance.

Peter is affectionately known as FDSRP (Future Deputy Secretary to Rod Paterson) and works with the DfT "great and good". It is as yet unclear as to whether Peter's promotion will mean he's able to play more or less for the mighty Dodgers.

2009
 
Batting and fielding
 
M  I   R NO    Avg  HS 50 100  C St
7  7  75  2  15.00  29  0   0  2  0
  
Bowling
 
 O  M   R  W     SR    Avg  Econ
11  0  80  2  33.00  40.00  7.27

All-Time
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M   I NO    R    Avg 50 100  HS  C St
42  32  9  310  13.48  0   0  26  8  1
  
Bowling
 
 M      O    R   W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
42  101.3  672  27  24.89  22.56  6.62  4-13

Player Profile - John Hilary

John continued to contribute well with bat and ball without being quite as prolific as in some previous years. Continues to excel in his chosen career in the charitable sector and was recently promoted to Chief Executive of 'Send me money you pampered rich western bastards'.

Continues to be a thoroughly decent egg, doing good work for good causes - will hopefully continue to infuriate Rod by congratulating opposition batsmen on good shots.

Once had long hair (see below).

2009
 
Bowling
 
 O  M    R  W     SR   Avg   Econ
44  6  195  4  66.00  48.75  4.43
 
Batting
 
 M  I    R NO    Avg  HS  50 100  Ct St
11  8  115  4  28.75  27*  0   0   0  0
 
All-Time
 
Bowling
 
  M    O     R    W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
121  534  2357  128  18.41  25.03  4.41  4-4
 
Batting
 
  M    I  NO     R    Avg 50 100   HS    C St
121   96  39  1243  21.81  3   0   76*  34  0

Player Profile - Andrew Crawford

The trainspotting Charterhouse old boy has departed for new pastures in Brussels so it is doubtful we will see him for some while.

On his day a quick/slingy bowler and a destructive bat, Andrew has been one of our premier all-rounders. We shall particularly miss his sunny persona in the field and his advisories on which end of the platform to stand at when catching a train at an unfamiliar station (although McBarron seems to be slipping into his shoes quite ably).

2004
 
Bowling
 
O   R    W  Econ  Avg   SR
24  112  4  4.7   28.0  36.0
 
Batting
 
I  R  NO  Avg
5  85 0   17.0

Player Profile - Will Streatfeild

Inside Will there is clearly a fast bowler struggling to get out. The juggler returned to just the one ball this season undecided on the best form of attack. Undoubtedly he has raw pace but ended up being rather wayward with it so he reverted a more considered approach. Perhaps some hard work in the nets in March and April next year will see the new and improved Will unleashing the fury on a more regular basis.

2009
 
Bowling 
 
 O  M   R  W      SR     Avg  Econ
20  1 118  1  120.00  118.00  5.90
 
Batting and Fielding
 
M  I   R NO   Avg HS 50 100  Ct St
6  3  11  1  5.50  5  0   0   0  0
 
All-Time
 
Bowling 
 
 M   O    R   W     SR    Avg  Econ  Best
21  79 461  13  35.46  36.46  5.84  3-21
 
Batting and Fielding
 
 M  I NO   R   Avg 50 100 HS  C St
18  8  2  34  5.67  0   0  5  1  0

The Artful Juggler

Player Profile - Rob Fox

Rob had another good season for Dodgers with both bat and ball. He is now 8th on the All-Time Wicket-taking list with 58 and with 300 runs in 35 innings at 20.00 must be looking to complete the 1000 runs / 100 wickets double in a few years. He would join a rather exclusive club with only Messrs McBarron, Benn and Hilary (J) for company.

Rob is this year's recipient of the Natarajan Narasimhan Trophy for not being able to find the ground for his performance on 26 August v Energy Exiles.

2009
 
Bowling
 
   O  M    R   W     SR    Avg  Econ
59.5  2  363  13  27.62  27.92  6.07
 
Batting and Fielding
 
 M   I   R NO    Avg  HS 50 100 Ct St
16  11  74  7  18.50  21  0   0  3  0

All-Time

Batting and fielding

 M   I  NO    R    Avg 50 100  HS  C St
55  35  20  300  20.00  0   0  26 17  0

Bowling

 M      O     R   W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
55  214.1  1153  58  19.88  22.16  5.38  4-30

Player Profile - John Cooper

John is rightly revered for his excellent organisational skills and the marvellous Dodgers website. His wank batting and dodgy fielding prove he is human though (although in 2009 thus far there has been a certain improvement)...

2009

Bowling
 
 O  M    R   W     SR    Avg  Econ
85  5  472  14  36.43  33.71  5.55
 
Batting and Fielding
 
 M  I    R NO    Avg  HS 50 100 Ct St
19  7   72  4  24.00  24  0   0  4  0
 
All-Time
 
Bowling
 
  O      M     R    W     SR    Avg  Econ  Best
163  630.5  3133  132  23.73  28.67  4.97  4-20
 
Batting
  
  M   I  NO    R   Avg 50 100  HS    C St
163  81  22  477  8.08  0   0  32*  21  0

Player Profile - Matt Taylor

Matt frequently got in amongst the runs at the top of the order this season but, all too frequently, he got out just as the going was getting really good. Matt's excellent fielding still impresses and sometime scares the rest of us mere mortals. He took three catches and made all of them look easy.

Matt picked up his usual jammy wicket from a single over v Treasury and still dreams of making that magical 50 overs mark.

Is still rightly proud of being from Yorkshire.

2009
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M   I    R NO    Avg  HS 50 100 Ct St
10  10  143  2  17.88  28  0   0  3  0
 
Bowling
 
O  M   R  W    SR    Avg   Econ
1  0  12  1  6.00  12.00  12.00
 
All-Time
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M   I NO    R    Avg 50 100  HS   C St
39  39  9  641  21.37  1   0  64  17  0
 
Bowling
 
 M    O   R  W    Avg    SR  Econ  Best
39  7.2  53  5  10.60  8.80  7.23  3-27

Player Profile - Simon Cousins

Despite only playing in 14 matches, Simon bowled the most overs of any of our bowlers this season thanks in no small part to marathon stints against Weekenders (17-1-74-2) and Buckhurst Hill (15-4-58-2). Simon also memorably steered us to victory with the bat with 15 not out in a partnership with Stephen Bennett in the match against Legal Commission.

Simon missed out on the bowling award this season but his consistent form all season long brought him the deserved title of Player of the Season with 2 MoMs and 35 votes overall. This is Simon's third win and follows his back-to-back triumphs in 2004 and 2005.

2009
 
Bowling
 
 O  M    R   W     SR    Avg  Econ
91 10  306  12  45.50  25.50  3.36
 
Batting and fielding
  
 M  I   R NO    Avg  HS 50 100 Ct St
14  5  31  3  15.50  15  0   0  1  0
 
All-Time
 
Bowling
 
 M      O     R   W   Avg     SR   Econ  Best
71  369.2  1280  67  19.10  33.07  3.47  5-35
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M   I  NO    R    Avg 50 100  HS   Ct St
71  26  14  204  17.00  0   0  28*  11 0

Simon Cousins: he also bats

Player Profile - Mike Dollin

When Mike isn't playing for ATOC, SRA, XRA, Corinthians and the MCC, he plays for Dodgers. On his day he's a truly devastating bat and this season we certainly got glimpses of that form. His 55 against Weasels saved us from ritual slaughter and he was rightly voted Man of the Match. That was his only really big score and we lost count of the number of times Mike came back into the hutch literally kicking himself after he had needlessly got himself out after doing the groundwork.

Mike rarely bowls for Dodgers but is still an all-rounder. He donned the gloves for us against Superstars at Barnes Common in the absence of the Cat and took two catches.

Mike is part of the Dodgers antipodean colonial contingent so we couldn't resist mentioning another important scoreline from this season: 2-1!

2009
 
Batting
 
 M   I    R NO    Avg  HS 50 100 Ct St
10  10  249  3  35.57  55  1   0  3  0
 
All-Time
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M   I NO    R    Avg 50 100  HS  C St
40  40  7  847  25.67  3   0  79* 8  0
 
Bowling
 
 M    O   R  W    Avg     SR   Econ  Best
39  6.4  72  2  36.00  20.00  10.80   2-0

Player Profile - Kim "The Cat" Matthews

There is nothing new that can be written about the Cat that hasn’t already been said. He continues to get better with age and pulled off some stonking catches this year. He also continues to be completely incapable of executing a run out in any circumstance (but he did get a stumping!). The Cat's favourite shot - the nurdle to leg - was as well grooved in 2009 as ever.

Cat took one for the team at Buckhurst Hill when a valiant catching attempt resulted in a dislocated finger and a trip to Charing Cross Hospital. He rightly takes in place in the Dodgers injury hall of fame.

Continues to be loyally supported by Dodgers groupie Jude.

2009
 
Batting
 
 M   I   R NO   Avg HS 50 100 Ct St
21  10  29  4  4.83  8  0   0  9  1

All-Time
 
Batting and fielding
 
  M    I  NO    R   Avg  50 100  HS   C St
234  136  48  550  6.25  0   0  20  109  9
 
Bowling
 
  M  O   R   W    Avg    SR  Econ  Best
234  4  32  1  32.00  24.00  8.00  1-22

Kim Matthews nurdles one

Player Profile - John Carr

In 2009, JC made it to a significant Dodgers milestone (no, he didn't drink 6 pints before a match!) in finally qualifying for the All-Time bowling averages. Bowling just over 12 overs across the season and taking 4 wickets (initially at a very miserly average) this represented a rather grand total.

Throw in a few splendid knocks with the bat, including an unbeaten 32 on the last day of the season and 2 or 3 Man of the Match awards and that's a great season for The Legend.

"Likes an ale and will only drink lager if there is no proper beer, spirits, petrol or distilled urine."™

2009
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M   I   R  NO    Avg  HS  50 100  Ct St
16  14  122  7  17.43  32*  0   0   0  0
 
Bowling
 
   O  M   R  W     SR    Avg   Econ
12.3  0  94  4  18.75  23.50   7.52
 
All-Time
 
Batting and fielding
 
  M    I  NO     R    Avg 50 100   HS    C St
157  126  33  1534  16.49  2   0   51*  29  0
 
Bowling
 
  M     O    R   W     SR    Avg  Econ Best
157  58.5  373  15  24.87  23.40  6.38  2-6

JC in his youth

Player Profile - Neil Priest

Neil played a lot fewer games than normal this season, mainly due to a broken finger and mostly struggled for his form of previous seasons.

His controversial champagne moment of the season was when he played a 8-0 legside field when David Pope was bowling at the London School of Economics.

Now only leads the All-Time Runs Scored Top 10 table by 104 from McB.

Continued to spend 90% of his time in the field stood at slip (any views on the usefulness of this tactic to Captain Carr on a postcard).

2009
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M   I    R NO    Avg  HS 50 100 Ct St
12  12  248  2  24.80  61  1   0  3  1
 
Bowling
 
  O  M  R  W  SR  Avg  Econ
0.1  0  1  0  --   --  6.00
 
All-Time
 
Batting and fielding
 
  M    I  NO     R    Avg  50 100   HS    C St
198  196  79  5620  48.03  30   2  102*  43  3
 
Bowling
 
  M     O    R   W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
198  82.5  459  20  22.95  24.75  5.56  5-21

Player Profile - Tawhid Qureshi

Though he was slow to start and we all thought "here we go again", TQ's batting improved vastly on 2008 and he was one of our most consistent players. His big innings came against Tilburg Regions when he carried his bat for 79 and did his fair share of an opening stand of 127 with Mr McBarron.

Rather oddly for one of our better fielders, Tawhid did not take a catch all season. And as for bowling… well let's just say the world was saved from moonballs for another year.

TQ is off on a round-the-world trip soon (hopefully to plenty of cricket-playing countries) so we expect to see him back next year fresh and newly invigorated.

2009
 
Batting
 
 M   I    R NO    Avg  HS 50 100  Ct St
10  10  199  4  33.17  79  1   0   0  0
 
All-Time
 
Batting and fielding
 
 M   I  NO    R    Avg 50 100  HS    C St
84  72  14  890  15.34  2   0  79*  19  0

Bowling

 M   O    R   W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
84  93  573  17  33.71  32.82  6.16  4-16

Player Profile - Phil McBarron

In a reverse of 2008, Phil had a great 2009 with the bat, scoring well over 500 runs and including his maiden Dodgers century (v Energy Exiles on 26 August) and a modest one with the ball.

Phil unluckily missed out on both 'Best Batsman' and 'Player of the Season' but successfully retained his 'Real Ale Drinker of the Year' title for the 15th time in a row.

2009
 
Batting
 
 M   I    R NO    Avg  HS  50 100 Ct St
19  19  566  9  56.60 101*  1   1  4  0
 
Bowling
 
 O  M    R  W     SR    Avg  Econ
26  0  158  4  39.00  39.50  6.08
 
All-Time
 
Batting
 
  M    I  NO     R    Avg 50 100   HS    C St
242  227  84  5516  38.57  26  1  101*  64  2
 
Bowling
 
  M    O       R    W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
242  409.5  1986  114  17.42  21.55  4.85  5-15

Player Profile - Pete Lee

Peter William Lee (no, not that one) is a new recruit for the 2009 Season and another product of the burgeoning Dodgers Youth Policy. Pete's swashbuckling techneeq saw him put together a few spectacular innings including a notable 40 not out down at Barnes Common early in the season. He scored over 200 runs at just over 20 and his safe hands took 5 catches in the field (second only to The Cat).

A man with a Facebook photo album called "Drinking" has to be admired but what's that strange yellow coloured liquid in Pete's glass in this photo? A permanent switch to ale would doubtless see an increase his form for next season. When he's playing for Dodgers in his fifties he will be glad we finally decided to call him Lee (P Jr).

Player Profile - Brendon Roberts

Spitting Image famously opined that "they had never met a nice South African". Most of us agreed until we met Brendon (what about Warren "Swinging like a rusty gate" Bass? Ed.) who is a splendid chap and a decent player who we will hopefully see more of next year (er, maybe not. Ed).

All-Time
 
Batting
 
M  I  R  NO    Avg  HS  50 100  Ct St
8  7  88  2  17.60  20   0   0   0  0
 
Bowling
 
   O  M    R  W     SR   Avg   Econ
14.2  0  101  3  28.67  33.67  7.05

Dodgers Player Profiles - John Adey

2004 saw a welcome return for John who made a handful of appearances and was keen to show off his new slimmed down athletic look. This enabled him to bowl with a yard of extra pace and his fastest ball was timed at an impressive 27mph. Some things never change though and his typical bowling analysis was the usual 4 overs, 1-29. Hopefully will play a bit more in 2005 (he eventually played 6 matches, followed by 4 in 2006).

During the 2007 Season, John finally took his 100th wicket for Dodgers.

Mr Adey played his 106th and last match for Dodgers on Tuesday 31 July 2007 against the Ombudsman. He opened the batting (2 runs, 12 mins, 11 balls) and the bowling (2-0-24-0). A rather emphatic defeat for Dodgers could not take the shine off the special occasion and John was clapped off the field by both sides.

Dodgers wish John and his family the best as they move to Devon.

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Adey's Dodgers Stats

2007
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Bowling
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O   M    R  W     SR    Avg  Econ
19  0  123  6  19.00  20.50  6.47
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Batting
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M  I  R NO   Avg HS 50 100 Ct St
5  2  3  1  3.00  2  0   0  0  0
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All-Time
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Bowling
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  M    O     R    W    Avg     SR  Econ  Best
106  389  2112  105  20.11  22.23  5.43  5-13
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Batting
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  M   I  NO    R   Avg 50 100  HS    C St   C/M
106  55  14  302  7.37  0   0  31*  14  0  0.13

Dodgers Player Profiles - Matt Leach

Website founder/guru Matt is another member of Dodgers' Tyke Triangle and the side's lone regular spinner. Not that he turns it much, mind. His idea of a leg trap is deep fine leg, deep backward square leg, deep mid-wicket etc., all of whom ought to wear helmets, and some deliveries are so high they interfere with the radar at Heathrow.

An improving batsman and fielder (with plenty of scope to do so), he represents the Senior Civil Service in the squad, though is quite human despite that.

Domestic duties mean that Matt hasn't played since 2004 which was good news for us but bad news for our opponents. His slow non-spinning spin bowling has not really threatened in the last couple of seasons and a few confidence-building sessions down the nets would do him the world of good. Matt supports Leeds United and likes real ale so he's OK with me.

2004

Bowling

O   R   W   Econ  Avg  SR
10  90  1  9.0  90.0  60.0

Dodgers Player Profiles - John Doyle

Arguably the founder of Dodgers, Doyleee is an institution. Or should be in one. Agreeing to accept life membership a few years back if he retired, he showed all the modesty and consistency you'd expect of someone who supports Surrey and Manchester United by carrying on playing. Has produced with both bat and ball on occasions when his long-term knee injury permits.