David O'Brien of Yass, Australia
Kingsgrove Sports Centre Customer of the Week
1. Name – Dave O’Brien
2. Date of Birth – 23/2/66
3. Place of Birth – Maclean, NSW
4. Current Location – Yass, NSW
5. Who do / did you play cricket for - Yass Golf Cricket Club
6. In what capacity – Player and President, President Yass Junior Cricket & Milo In2 Cricket Coordinator , Secretary Yass District Cricket Association
7. Best Cricket feats – Enjoying watching kids play the game and enjoying the successes of team mates
8. Greatest Cricket moment / memory – Michael Bevans innings and 4 to beat the West Indies in a one dayer at the SCG
9. Tell us little about your cricket history – Fairly ordinary player, played grade in Canberra many years ago (early 80’s), had to give the game away, got involved again playing and coaching now my kids are back in the game
10. Tell us a little about the cricket competitions you play in – Yass and district competition
11. Favorite Teams – NSW Blues
12. Favorite Players – Dominic Thornley
13. Favorite Commentator – Kerry O'Keeffe
14. Favorite Cricketing Publication - Inside Cricket
15. Favorite Cricketing Website – Yass District Cricket Association
16. Favorite Cricketing Brand – Kookaburra
17. Tell us about the best bat you've ever had – Kookaburra Kahuna – (from Kingsgrove) my best friend during cricket season, great weight, nice centre, rarely let me down
18. What is your most treasured cricketing item – Lucky Green Undies
19. What ideas would you propose to improve the game of cricket – incorporate all forms of the game without sacrificing test matches
20. Rate the following three -
Test - still the best form of cricket, a true test of skill and tactics
One Dayers – losing their luster, stuck in the middle of the other 2, they seem to be too repetitious
Twenty20 – Dynamic, good to watch but should be kept to a limited program
21. What are your thoughts on the sledging issue – Sledging is fine within boundaries eg how a person plays the game and not racially based or about families etc
22. Who do you rate as being the best in the last 20 years -
Batsman – Brian Lara
Bowler – Shane Warne
WK – Adam Gilchrist
Allrounder – Shaun Pollock
Captain – Steve Waugh
23. Who do you rate as being the greatest cricketer of all time – The Don
24. Have you ever had professional cricket coaching - Warren Smith ran the class for my Level 1 coaching, other than that, no.
25. What is the best tip you've had or given – Watch the ball
26. Is there are song you love that you relate to cricket - Holy Grail – Hunters and Collectors
27. Best Cricket Video you've seen – Body Line
28. Best Cricket Book you've read – Alan Border autobiography (he signed it too!)
29. Best Cricket "After Dinner" speaker you've seen – Kerry O'Keeffe
30. Best / Nicest cricketer you've met - Doug Walters
31. What other interests do you have outside of cricket – Family, horse racing, football (all sorts)
32. How did you come across Kingsgrove Sports Centre - On the internet, and now through the catalogue (it’s a fight for it when it arrives)
33. Your Final say - Cricket, great game, good way to hang with mates and socially it’s excellent. especially to reflect on old memories that always seem to get better with age
1. Name – Dave O’Brien
2. Date of Birth – 23/2/66
3. Place of Birth – Maclean, NSW
4. Current Location – Yass, NSW
5. Who do / did you play cricket for - Yass Golf Cricket Club
6. In what capacity – Player and President, President Yass Junior Cricket & Milo In2 Cricket Coordinator , Secretary Yass District Cricket Association
7. Best Cricket feats – Enjoying watching kids play the game and enjoying the successes of team mates
8. Greatest Cricket moment / memory – Michael Bevans innings and 4 to beat the West Indies in a one dayer at the SCG
9. Tell us little about your cricket history – Fairly ordinary player, played grade in Canberra many years ago (early 80’s), had to give the game away, got involved again playing and coaching now my kids are back in the game
10. Tell us a little about the cricket competitions you play in – Yass and district competition
11. Favorite Teams – NSW Blues
12. Favorite Players – Dominic Thornley
13. Favorite Commentator – Kerry O'Keeffe
14. Favorite Cricketing Publication - Inside Cricket
15. Favorite Cricketing Website – Yass District Cricket Association
16. Favorite Cricketing Brand – Kookaburra
17. Tell us about the best bat you've ever had – Kookaburra Kahuna – (from Kingsgrove) my best friend during cricket season, great weight, nice centre, rarely let me down
18. What is your most treasured cricketing item – Lucky Green Undies
19. What ideas would you propose to improve the game of cricket – incorporate all forms of the game without sacrificing test matches
20. Rate the following three -
Test - still the best form of cricket, a true test of skill and tactics
One Dayers – losing their luster, stuck in the middle of the other 2, they seem to be too repetitious
Twenty20 – Dynamic, good to watch but should be kept to a limited program
21. What are your thoughts on the sledging issue – Sledging is fine within boundaries eg how a person plays the game and not racially based or about families etc
22. Who do you rate as being the best in the last 20 years -
Batsman – Brian Lara
Bowler – Shane Warne
WK – Adam Gilchrist
Allrounder – Shaun Pollock
Captain – Steve Waugh
23. Who do you rate as being the greatest cricketer of all time – The Don
24. Have you ever had professional cricket coaching - Warren Smith ran the class for my Level 1 coaching, other than that, no.
25. What is the best tip you've had or given – Watch the ball
26. Is there are song you love that you relate to cricket - Holy Grail – Hunters and Collectors
27. Best Cricket Video you've seen – Body Line
28. Best Cricket Book you've read – Alan Border autobiography (he signed it too!)
29. Best Cricket "After Dinner" speaker you've seen – Kerry O'Keeffe
30. Best / Nicest cricketer you've met - Doug Walters
31. What other interests do you have outside of cricket – Family, horse racing, football (all sorts)
32. How did you come across Kingsgrove Sports Centre - On the internet, and now through the catalogue (it’s a fight for it when it arrives)
33. Your Final say - Cricket, great game, good way to hang with mates and socially it’s excellent. especially to reflect on old memories that always seem to get better with age
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