Customer of the Month
Kingsgrove Sports Centre Customer of the Month
Tim Browne of Belfast, Northern Ireland
1. Name - Timothy John Browne
2. Date of Birth - 23/10/77
3. Place of Birth - Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
4. Current Location - Belfast
5. Who do you play cricket for - Woodvale Cricket Club, Ballygomartin Road, Belfast
6. In what capacity - In what capacity (bowler, opening bat, coach, supporter etc) - Middle Order Bat, Med Pace Bowler, Coach
7. Best Cricket feats - Represented Irish Universities (won tournament, beat England!, Scotland and Wales in 2000), two hundreds for Club and Two Hat Tricks with the ball. Coached Belfast Under 16 Team to Victory at Lords Tavener's Tournament at Arundel in England.
8. Greatest Cricket moment / memory - Getting the chance to bat in a couple of games with my Dad before he became ill, Scoring 100's and winning Uni Tournament.
9. Tell us little about your cricket history - Watched at Woodvale before I could walk, played right through juniour teams, U13, U15 and U19, Played for 5th XI, 4th XI, 3rd XI, 2nd XI and eventually 1st XI, left Woodvale while studying at Queen's University Belfast, played for Uni team for 3/4 years, captain in my last year, Irish Unis team for 2 years. where you've played - All over Ireland (North and South) England
10. Favorite Teams - Woodvale, NSW, Hampshire, Australia
11. Favorite Players - Robin Smith, Michael Bevan, Jonty Rhodes
12. Favorite Commentator - Ritchie Benaud, Geoff Boycott
13. Favorite Cricketing Publication - Wisden Cricketer
14. Favorite Cricketing Website - cricketireland.com, Kingsgrove obviously
15. Favorite Cricketing Brand - Puma, Newbery
16. Tell us about the best bat you've ever had - Newbery Mjolnir/ Puma Tribute (current)
17. Tell us a little about the cricket competition/s you play in - Now Division 1 Section 2 of Northern Cricket Union League, relegated last year (Northern Ireland has two Unions, NCU and North West, each have leagues and cups), NCU Senior Cup.
18. What ideas would you propose to improve the game of cricket - What ideas would you propose to improve the game of cricket - Different competitions, some traditional (eg 50 overs, white clothing), some geared at audience (eg coloured clothing, lights if possible, 20/20, like on English County scene, need to interset wider audience. Alternatively ban Australia to make for closer contests, no one else can compete!
19. What are your thoughts on the sledging issue - Damaging to the game, it was dissapointing for me as a young player to play against people I respected and find that they try to intimidate and disrupt in order to suceed, let talent speak for itself. Professionals should be above that, but by the same token they should be able to take it in their stride if they come across it in a game. I only sledge in retaliation, its hard sometimes to take it and bite your tongue!
20. Who do you rate as being the best in the last 20 years -
Batsman - Tendulkar/ Lara / Gilchrist/ Bevan
Bowler - McGrath / Warne / Pollock
WK - Jack Russell
Allrounder - Kallis
Captain - Waugh
21. Have you ever had professional cricket coaching - Yes
22. What is the best tip you've had or given - Watch the Ball right on to the bat, play in the V early on, bowl straight (all very sound advice, people hear it but don't put it into practice, concentration is the key).
23. What is your most treasured cricketing item - Puma equipment, medals, plaques
24. Is there are song you love that you relate to cricket - Theme tune from BBC
25. Best Cricket Video you've seen - History of Cricket, David Gower.
26. Best Cricket Book you've read - Bodyline Autopsy, brilliant.
27. Best Cricket After dinner speaker you've seen - Robin Smith (a hero of mine)
28. Best / Nicest cricketer you've met - Stuart Magill/Brett Lee, great guys.
29. What other interests do you have outside of cricket - Hockey, Reading, U2 (the band)
30. How did you come across Kingsgrove Sports Centre - Visit to Sydney.
31. Your Final say - I would love Ireland to qualify for the 2007 World Cup in West Indies, we may not compete with the big teams but would not disgrace ourselves, Ed Joyce, from Ireland, is now batting 4/5 for Middlesex and doing very well, we do have talent. It would also be a great excuse for a huge party, which is one thing the Irish can compete at, no matter what the opposition!
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Tim Browne of Belfast, Northern Ireland
1. Name - Timothy John Browne
2. Date of Birth - 23/10/77
3. Place of Birth - Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
4. Current Location - Belfast
5. Who do you play cricket for - Woodvale Cricket Club, Ballygomartin Road, Belfast
6. In what capacity - In what capacity (bowler, opening bat, coach, supporter etc) - Middle Order Bat, Med Pace Bowler, Coach
7. Best Cricket feats - Represented Irish Universities (won tournament, beat England!, Scotland and Wales in 2000), two hundreds for Club and Two Hat Tricks with the ball. Coached Belfast Under 16 Team to Victory at Lords Tavener's Tournament at Arundel in England.
8. Greatest Cricket moment / memory - Getting the chance to bat in a couple of games with my Dad before he became ill, Scoring 100's and winning Uni Tournament.
9. Tell us little about your cricket history - Watched at Woodvale before I could walk, played right through juniour teams, U13, U15 and U19, Played for 5th XI, 4th XI, 3rd XI, 2nd XI and eventually 1st XI, left Woodvale while studying at Queen's University Belfast, played for Uni team for 3/4 years, captain in my last year, Irish Unis team for 2 years. where you've played - All over Ireland (North and South) England
10. Favorite Teams - Woodvale, NSW, Hampshire, Australia
11. Favorite Players - Robin Smith, Michael Bevan, Jonty Rhodes
12. Favorite Commentator - Ritchie Benaud, Geoff Boycott
13. Favorite Cricketing Publication - Wisden Cricketer
14. Favorite Cricketing Website - cricketireland.com, Kingsgrove obviously
15. Favorite Cricketing Brand - Puma, Newbery
16. Tell us about the best bat you've ever had - Newbery Mjolnir/ Puma Tribute (current)
17. Tell us a little about the cricket competition/s you play in - Now Division 1 Section 2 of Northern Cricket Union League, relegated last year (Northern Ireland has two Unions, NCU and North West, each have leagues and cups), NCU Senior Cup.
18. What ideas would you propose to improve the game of cricket - What ideas would you propose to improve the game of cricket - Different competitions, some traditional (eg 50 overs, white clothing), some geared at audience (eg coloured clothing, lights if possible, 20/20, like on English County scene, need to interset wider audience. Alternatively ban Australia to make for closer contests, no one else can compete!
19. What are your thoughts on the sledging issue - Damaging to the game, it was dissapointing for me as a young player to play against people I respected and find that they try to intimidate and disrupt in order to suceed, let talent speak for itself. Professionals should be above that, but by the same token they should be able to take it in their stride if they come across it in a game. I only sledge in retaliation, its hard sometimes to take it and bite your tongue!
20. Who do you rate as being the best in the last 20 years -
Batsman - Tendulkar/ Lara / Gilchrist/ Bevan
Bowler - McGrath / Warne / Pollock
WK - Jack Russell
Allrounder - Kallis
Captain - Waugh
21. Have you ever had professional cricket coaching - Yes
22. What is the best tip you've had or given - Watch the Ball right on to the bat, play in the V early on, bowl straight (all very sound advice, people hear it but don't put it into practice, concentration is the key).
23. What is your most treasured cricketing item - Puma equipment, medals, plaques
24. Is there are song you love that you relate to cricket - Theme tune from BBC
25. Best Cricket Video you've seen - History of Cricket, David Gower.
26. Best Cricket Book you've read - Bodyline Autopsy, brilliant.
27. Best Cricket After dinner speaker you've seen - Robin Smith (a hero of mine)
28. Best / Nicest cricketer you've met - Stuart Magill/Brett Lee, great guys.
29. What other interests do you have outside of cricket - Hockey, Reading, U2 (the band)
30. How did you come across Kingsgrove Sports Centre - Visit to Sydney.
31. Your Final say - I would love Ireland to qualify for the 2007 World Cup in West Indies, we may not compete with the big teams but would not disgrace ourselves, Ed Joyce, from Ireland, is now batting 4/5 for Middlesex and doing very well, we do have talent. It would also be a great excuse for a huge party, which is one thing the Irish can compete at, no matter what the opposition!
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Cricket Range
Click here to visit the Kingsgrove Cricket Sports Store
KSC Ebay Store
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