PONTARDAWE CRICKET CLUB

PONTARDAWE PLAYER PROFILES

Leigh Davies - 1st Team Captain

Nickname: Dolby
 
Age: 34
 
Bat: Left Hand
 
Bowl: Right Arm Slow

Job: Greenkeeper
 
Best Cricket Moment: Winning village cup against Butleigh chasing 300
 
Biggest Cricket Influence: Paul Crane (Ynystawe)  
 
What Music Would You Walk Out To Bat To: Your Beatiful by James Blunt
 
Favourite Other Sports: Golf, Rugby and Football
 
Favourite Sport Person: Dan Carter
 
Favourite Food: Ham & Parsley Sauce
 
Favourite Quote:  Q: Why Are You So Fat?  A: Because every time I F@#K your wife she gives me a biscuit
 
Who Would Play You In A Film Of Your Life: Matt Damon

Tudur Jones - 2nd Team Captain

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Jason Davies

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Bat: Right Hand
 
Bowl: Right Arm

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Who Would Play You In A Film Of Your Life: 

Paul Discoombe

Nickname: Dishy
 
Age: 30
 
Bat: Right Hand Slogger
 
Bowl: Right Arm Quick

Job: International Playboy


Best Cricket Moment: 6 Wickets at Lords
 
Biggest Cricket Influence: Leigh "ONSLO" Davies
 
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Favourite Other Sports:  Yachting & Fly Fishing
 
Favourite Sport Person: Freddie Flintoff
 
Favourite Food: Good Old Sunday Roast or the Peanuts We have with Teas
 
Favourite Quote: He Who Dares Wins or any Of Tudours

Who Would Play You In A Film Of Your Life: Adam Sandler


 

Steve Jenkins

Nickname: Tucker
 
Age: Getting On A Bit
 
Bat: Only When We Are Strugling
 
Bowl: If Tudur or Simon Will Let Me

Job: Sand Castle Maker


Best Cricket Moment:  Taking my gloves off and watching Dishy Bat Out the Last over against Carmarthen to avoid relegation.
 (He Hit The Cover Off It)
 
Biggest Cricket Influence:   Tudor(You'll never be better than me ) Jeramiah
 
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Favourite Other Sports:  Play anything to get out of D.I.Y
 
Favourite Sport Person: Colin Deans
 
Favourite Food: Have You Seen Me
 
Favourite Quote: Enjoy Your Cricket. The Wife Could Have You Shopping.

Who Would Play You In A Film Of Your Life: Todd Carty


 

John Richards

Nickname: Richie / JR 
 
Age: Older Than Tucker
 
Bat: Left Hand Eyes Shut
 
Bowl: Right Hand Off Spin (I can Claim to spin it if Dishy claims to be quick)

Job: Leisure Expert
 
Best Cricket Moment: Touring Australia & New Zealand with S.W.C.A.
 
Biggest Cricket Influence: Robert Evans (My P.E Teacher and former Gowerton Captain)
 
What Music Would You Walk Out To Bat To: When I'm 64 by The Beatles
 
Favourite Other Sports:  Rugby & Football
 
Favourite Sport Person: Viv Richards
 
Favourite Food: Sunday Roast
 
Favourite Quote:  Old To Soon, Wise To Late
 
Who Would Play You In A Film Of Your Life: Leslie Nielson

Sponsors

Jason Appleby

Nickname: Apples
 
Age: 32
 
Bat: Right Hand Top Middle Order
 
Bowl: Medium in Swingers

Job: CNC Operator
 
Best Cricket Moment:  Touring Sri Lanka (And Playing at Galle)
 
Biggest Cricket Influence: Martin Hurst (Landrindod Wells C.C)
 
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Favourite Other Sports:  Football
 
Favourite Sport Person: Ronaldo
 
Favourite Food: Roast Beef Dinner
 
Favourite Quote:  I Would Love It Just Love It If We Beat Them (Kevin Keegan)
 
Who Would Play You In A Film Of Your Life: Tom Hanks

Chris Richards

Nickname: CR
 
Age: 39
 
Bat: Right Hand Elegant
 
Bowl: Occasional Medium Pace

Job: Quantity Surveyor
 
Best Cricket Moment: Taking the winning catch for Ponty in 1998 against Ynystawe to win promotion to Div 1 and then to have Byron, Tudour and a half dozen others jump on top of me. Also taking 4 Wkts and 5 Ctchs against Barbados Wanderers in the early 90's
 
Biggest Cricket Influence: Garfield Morgan (ex Gorseinon Captain)
 
What Music Would You Walk Out To Bat To: 2,4,6,8 (out)
 
Favourite Other Sports:  Golf, Rugby and Poker
 
Favourite Sport Person: Freddy Flintoff & Beefy Botham
 
Favourite Food: Beans on Toast
 
Favourite Quote:  Beauty is in the eye of the Beer holder.
 
Who Would Play You In A Film Of Your Life: Daniel Craig or Timothy Spall (Barry from Auf Wiedersein Pet)

Ian Taylor

Nickname: Tails / Jock
 
Age: 31
 
Bat: Right Hand Cross Batter. Ave 7.5
 
Bowl: Right Hand Rubbish (Pie Chucker)

Job: Teaching Children How Not To Play Cricket
 
Best Cricket Moment: Scoring Over 10 in Any Game
 
Biggest Cricket Influence: Alun Sterl on How To Keep Your Average under 5 All Season
 
What Music Would You Walk Out To Bat To: Send In the Clowns
  
Favourite Other Sports: Eating, Changing Nappies in Record Time and Netball
 
Favourite Sport Person: Jockey Wilson, Eric Bristow any fit Dartss Player and Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards
 
Favourite Food: Pontys Tea on a Saturday (I Love Salted Peanuts)
 
Favourite Quote: Tudour J  "Tails mun play the F@#king ball in the V". I was out next ball
 
Who Would Play You In A Film Of Your Life: Shrek or Danny Divito

Jonathan Davies

Nickname: Big Jon
 
Age: 32 (I Had 2 Paper Rounds) 
 
Bat: Right Hand
 
Bowl: Right Arm

Job: Byrons Gofor
 
Best Cricket Moment:  Dishys 6 different nicknames for Dolby in the same over.
 
Biggest Cricket Influence:   My Grandfather
 
What Music Would You Walk Out To Bat To: Thats Entertainment by The Jam

Favourite Other Sports:  All Sports
 
Favourite Sport Person: Muhammad Ali
 
Favourite Food: I Dont Like Tomatos
 
Favourite Quote:  We All Have To Belive In Something. I Belive I'll Have Another Beer.
 
Who Would Play You In A Film Of Your Life: Johnny Vegas

 

Rhodri Davies

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Sponsors

Alun Sterl

Nickname: Sterly
 
Age: 25
 
Bat: I Try
 
Bowl: I Try

Job: Teacher
Best Cricket Moment: Pre Season Nets
 
Biggest Cricket Influence: Islwyn (Grandad)
 
What Music Would You Walk Out To Bat To: The Okey Cokey
 
Favourite Other Sports: Rugby, Golf, Drinking
 
Favourite Sport Person: George Best
 
Favourite Food: Steak & Chips
 
Favourite Quote:  I spent a lot of money on beer, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered
 
Who Would Play You In A Film Of Your Life: Jim Carey

Marcus Coxon

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Age: 31
 
Bat: Right Hand
 
Bowl: Right Arm Medium In Ducking Toe Breakers
 
Job: Senior Tutor
 
Best Cricket Moment: Allan Donald v Michael Atherton
 
Biggest Cricket Influence: Ken Harris & Dai Burgin
 
What Music Would You Go Out To Bat To: Here Comes The Hotstepper
 
Favourite Other Sport: Football, Rugby & Golf
 
Favourite Sports Person: Tiger Woods (The Greatest Sports Person Ever)
 
Favourite Food: Curry or Pasties or Chocolate or Chinese
 
Favourite Quoute: It only takes a second to take a wicket (Brian Boycott)
 
Who Would Play You In A Movie Of Your Life: Buster Bloodvessel

Huw Williams

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Age: 55
 
Bat: A Bit
 
Bowl: A Bit
 
Job: Semi Retired
 
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Biggest Cricket Influence: Bobby Simpson (Australia) Gary Sobers (West Indies)
 
What Music Would You Go Out To Bat To: Anything By The Everly Brothers
 
Favourite Other Sport: Tennis
 
Favourite Sports Person: Rod Laver
 
Favourite Food: Anything Tidur orders at The Indian Restaurant
 
Favourite Quoute: I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk?

 
Who Would Play You In A Movie Of Your Life: Spencer Tracy