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Craig Walsh - Chris Boden - Stewart Dobson - James Hill - John Hughes


NAME: Craig Walsh

 NICKNAME:   Dingi, Charles or Douglas

 YEAR JOINED R.C.C:            1988

 CRICKET SPECIALITY:            Tossing

 FAVOURITE AIRE WHARFE GROUND: Cross Green, Otley

 FAVOURITE CRICKETING MEMORIES: 1995, Semi win at Hall Park, and leading RCC in the final of that year.

 ANY SUPERSTITIONS?            Early Doors Friday nights in the cricket season

 MARITAL STATUS / FAMILY: Married to Vicky and live with Dawn

 FAVOURITE FOOD/MEAL:    Chicken Madras

 FAVOURITE DRINK:   Larger (Intended mis-spelling I guess) Ed

 FAVOURED HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Florida

 PROFESSIONAL SPORTSPERSON MOST ADMIRED:           Hansi Cronje !!

 OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Golf and Racing

 AMBITIONS:   To win the Waddilove Cup with RCC

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NAME:    Chris Boden

 NICKNAMEBodi

 YEAR JOINED R.C.C:  2002

 CRICKET SPECIALITY:  Fielding and carrying the bags, not necessarily in that order. 

FAVOURITE AIRE WHARFE GROUND:  Follifoot

 FAVOURITE CRICKETING MEMORIES:  1997 6-12 for the Joe Lumb side, 1997 Waddilove Cup Winners For Horsforth Hall Park, 2004 Birtwhistle Cup Winners For Rawdon.  Watching England beat the Aussies in Sydney 2003.

 ANY SUPERSTITIONS?  Never trust a woman with a moustache!

 MARITAL STATUS / FAMILY:  Girlfriend, Claire.

 FAVOURITE FOOD/MEAL:  Thai Green Curry 

 FAVOURITE DRINK:  A free one!

 FAVOURED HOLIDAY DESTINATION:  Australia

 PROFESSIONAL SPORTSPERSON MOST ADMIRED:  Steve Waugh

 OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS:  All sports, especially pub sports, skiing, travelling. 

 AMBITIONS:  To spend some quality time alone with Girls Aloud.

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NAME: Stewart Dobson

 NICKNAME: Dyson

 YEAR JOINED R.C.C: 2005 Season

 CRICKET SPECIALITY: Bowling  all-rounder

 FAVOURITE AIRE WHARFE GROUND: New Rover

 FAVOURITE CRICKETING MEMORIES: Taking Ten wickets in a match and winning the Wood Cup Trophy with Woodhouse

 ANY SUPERSTITIONS?   No

 MARITAL STATUS / FAMILY: Single

 FAVOURITE FOOD/MEAL: Steak and Chips

 FAVOURITE DRINK: Pimms and Lager

 FAVOURED HOLIDAY DESTINATION: America

 PROFESSIONAL SPORTSPERSON MOST ADMIRED: Ian Botham

 OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Rugby Union, Horse Racing

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NAME: James Hill

 NICKNAME: Pod

 YEAR JOINED R.C.C: 1996.

 CRICKET SPECIALITY:  Genuine All-rounder.

 FAVOURITE AIRE WHARFE GROUND: Tong Park, Addingham, Follifoot.

 FAVOURITE CRICKETING MEMORIES: Leading Rawdon 2nd XI to victory with the bat in 2 Birty Semi Finals. Seasons 1999 & 2000, an outstanding side and a pleasure to play with such good friends.

 ANY SUPERSTITIONS? Not being No 11.

 MARITAL STATUS / FAMILY: Wife Carol, children Matthew & Sarah

 FAVOURITE FOOD/MEAL: Full English breakfast

 FAVOURITE DRINK: Any bought for me. A cold lager after a long days cricket

 FAVOURED HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Anywhere hot with a nice beach.

 PROFESSIONAL SPORTSPERSON MOST ADMIRED: Viners, how he’s got there with such limited talent is a mystery.

 OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Golf & Rock Music

 AMBITIONS: To win another league title. To qualify for the bowling averages for two more years. To (be given a chance to) score a fifty.

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NAME: John Hughes

 NICKNAME: Hughesy, Mervyn, Nerys, Yosser  and any other name of a vaguely half famous person wit h the surname Hughes.  Bruce is welcome to a few of mine if he wants….

 YEAR JOINED R.C.C:            2000

 CRICKET SPECIALITY:            opening bat, part time slow bowler, vociferous encourager and specialist third man/fine leg fielder , it would seem

 FAVOURITE AIRE WHARFE GROUND: Otley

 FAVOURITE CRICKETING MEMORIES: Batting with Colin Cowdrey who complimented me on my cover drive, not something Walshy’s likely to experience if he persists in reversing the batting order.  Winning the all Kent schools cup, but only ‘cos I was Captain

 ANY SUPERSTITIONS?            None, touch wood

 MARITAL STATUS / FAMILY:  I’ve got an Abigail, a Barnaby and a Madeleine, all with my wife Vivienne

 FAVOURITE FOOD/MEAL: Thai 

 FAVOURITE DRINK: Beer. or Wine

 FAVOURED HOLIDAY DESTINATION: China

 PROFESSIONAL SPORTSPERSON MOST ADMIRED:           Colin Cowdrey, who shared my belief that the best way to carry one’s talent is quietly and also recognised real talent when he saw it

 OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Hobbies? I’ve got 3 kids…… but generally covered in food and alcohol sections.  Oh and surprisingly talented 5-a-side footballer

 AMBITIONS: Well, Colin Cowdrey was recalled to the England team aged 42, so that gives me till November…..otherwise to avoid a photograph being appended to this

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