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Matt Longley - Jon Best - Matthew Hutton - Neil Waite - Simon Wilson
NAME: Matt Longley
NICKNAME: Longers
YEAR JOINED: 2004
CRICKET SPECIALITY: Very long bowling spells that start slow medium and get slower, having catches dropped.
FAVOURITE AIRE WHARFE GROUND: Follifoot.
FAVOURITE CRICKETING MEMORIES: Batting with Emlyn Hughes in a charity match and running him out to be told ‘”The crowd’s here to watch me lad, not you!”.
ANY SUPERSTITIONS? Left pad on first. Don’t let Dingie field where the ball might go to him in the air.
MARITAL STATUS / FAMILY: Married to Andrea, two kids Anna 5 and Joe 2
FAVOURITE FOOD/MEAL: Curry
FAVOURITE DRINK: Bitter
FAVOURED HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Busselton, West Australia
PROFESSIONAL SPORTSPERSON MOST ADMIRED: Sir Vivian Richards
OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Football, golf, playing drums
AMBITIONS: To score some runs this season
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NAME: Jon Best
NICKNAME: Beasty
YEAR JOINED R.C.C: 1998
CRICKET SPECIALITY: Getting ever slower medium pace bowler, now senior pro & specialist third man.
FAVOURITE AIRE WHARFE GROUND: Follifoot (apart from the shower!)
FAVOURITE CRICKETING MEMORIES: Playing in 2 Waddilove (lost both) & 2 Birtwhistle (won both) finals. Winning three 2nd XI Division A titles with Rawdon within 5 seasons. Personal memories: too many to be specific.
ANY SUPERSTITIONS? A favourite pair of speedos!
MARITAL STATUS / FAMILY: Married to Julie, 2 teenage kids, Jenny & Roger
FAVOURITE FOOD/MEAL: Indian. (& Rawdon teas!)
FAVOURITE DRINK: Taylor`s Landlord.
FAVOURED HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Western USA, Bavaria.
PRO SPORTSPERSON:
Cant
choose between Richard Hadlee, Dennis Lillee &
Garfield Sobers.
OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Music, Photography and running.
AMBITIONS: Winning another trophy, and not becoming a crock before retiring.
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NAME: Matthew Hutton
NICKNAME: Lenny to you guys, Hutto at home
YEAR JOINED R.C.C: 2004
CRICKET SPECIALITY: All rounder
FAVOURITE AIRE WHARFE GROUND: Follifoot
FAVOURITE CRICKETING MEMORIES: Winning APS premiership with school, personally playing 1st grade cricket at home
ANY SUPERSTITIONS: None
MARITAL STATUS / FAMILY: Single
FAVOURITE FOOD/MEAL: Thai food
FAVOURITE DRINK: VB (Victorian bitter that is!)
FAVOURED HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Croatia
PROFESSIONAL SPORTSPERSON MOST ADMIRED: Lance Armstrong
OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Travelling, keeping to my new fitness regime they gave me when I got home last year
FAVOURITE LANDLORD (Especially for Lenny): Nobby, without a doubt
AMBITIONS: To win some silverware this year as a team, the cup would be nice
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NAME: Neil Waite
NICKNAME: Nelly
YEAR JOINED R.C.C: 3 spells : 1977-80, 1982-85 and 2001-present
CRICKET SPECIALITY: Off spinner, all-rounder
FAVOURITE AIRE WHARFE GROUND: Fond memories at Hall Park
FAVOURITE CRICKETING MEMORIES:
Personal : hitting 100 against Rawdon 1st XI for Hall Park
Team:
Joe Lumb & White Rose winning medals
3 x Division 2 championships
2 x Waddilove runners-up
1 x Birtwhistle winner
ANY SUPERSTITIONS? Quit smoking every New Years Eve and start again in April for cricket
MARITAL STATUS / FAMILY: Partner, Christine
FAVOURITE FOOD/MEAL: Steak
FAVOURITE DRINK: Hand pulled Tetleys
FAVOURED HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Anywhere in the Caribbean will do nicely
PROFESSIONAL SPORTSPERSON MOST ADMIRED: Used to be Boycott, but currently Michael Vaughan
OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Squash and watching Yorkshire CC
AMBITIONS: To keep playing cricket for a few more years at a decent level and enjoying it.
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NAME: SIMON WILSON
NICKNAME: WILLOW? WHATEVER
YEAR JOINED R.C.C: 2005
CRICKET SPECIALITY: RIGHT HAND OPENING BAT
FAVOURITE AIRE WHARFE GROUND: ILLINGWORTH/COLLINGHAM/HALL PARK
FAVOURITE CRICKETING MEMORIES: MAIDEN TON AT ILLINGWORTH 2001, 2ND DIVISION CHAMPIONS HALL PARK 2002
ANY SUPERSTITIONS? NO
MARITAL STATUS / FAMILY: MARRIED AS OF 26/3/05 TO SARAH, NO CHILDREN
FAVOURITE FOOD/MEAL: CHICKEN TIKKA MASSALA
FAVOURITE DRINK: LAGER/RED WINE/JACK DANIELS
FAVOURED HOLIDAY DESTINATION: CRETE
PROFESSIONAL SPORTSPERSON MOST ADMIRED: IAN BOTHAM, STEVEN GERRARD, ADAM GILCHRIST, TONY ADAMS, RICKY PONTING
OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: FOOTBALL, OCCASIONAL GOLF HACKING, MOST SPORTS.
AMBITIONS: 1ST DIVISION WINNERS MEDAL WITHOUT SPENDING THOUSANDS AS A CLUB.
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