Paul Humphreys of Chesham, England
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Paul Humphreys of England
1. Name - Paul Humphreys
2. Date of Birth - 6th June 1969
3. Place of Birth - Glossop, England
4. Current Location - Chesham, England
5. Who do you play cricket for - Ballinger CC
6. In what capacity - All-Rounder and Senior ECB coach to the colts section(over 200 colts )
7. Best Cricket feats - Highest score 186 not out, best bowling 9-34
8. Greatest Cricket moment / memory - see above,seeing any of the colts produce the goods on the pitch after all the coaching
9. Tell us little about your cricket history - Started playing at 15 in local village cricket.have played at a couple of clubs in various levels.
10. Favorite Teams - Hampshire CCC
11. Favorite Players - Robin Smith, Adam Gilchrist
12. Favorite Commentator - Ian Botham, Dermot Reeve
13. Favorite Cricketing Publication - Wisden
14. Favorite Cricketing Website - Kingsgrove!!!
15. Favorite Cricketing Brand - Puma
16. Tell us about the best bat you've ever had - Have had a lot of good sticks over the years but the puma i`ve got at the moment takes some beating.
17. Tell us a little about the cricket competition/s you play in - Local league in the premier division (runners up last year)
18. What ideas would you propose to improve the game of cricket - More day/night games , the 20/20 cup was excellent at getting more kids interested in cricket.
19. What are your thoughts on the sledging issue - As long as the comments arn`t to personnel i see no problem.Have heard some very funny sledges over the last 20 years. (some that can`t be repeated!!)
20. Who do you rate as being the best in the last 20 years - Batsman - Tendulkar - shear consistency
Bowler - Shane Warne
WK - Gilchrist
Allrounder - Ian Botham
Captain - Alan Border - Turned a very poor side into the best in the world
21. Have you ever had professional cricket coaching - Yes
22. What is the best tip you've had or given - Always remember that it is just a game and as long as you`ve played to the best of your capabillities then you havn`t let anybody down.
23. What is your most treasured cricketing item - My Box!!! seriously a 1999 world cup signed bat from slazenger with all of englands contracted players in that tournament on it
24. Is there are song you love that you relate to cricket - too many to mention
25. Best Cricket Video you've seen - The 1981 ashes series (the last time we won!!!)
26. Best Cricket Book you've read - Phil Tuffnels autobiography
27. Best Cricket After dinner speaker you've seen - Botham, Alan Lamb, Dermot Reeve.
28. Best / Nicest cricketer you've met - Dermot Reeve- Entertained us on a tour to Sri Lanka years ago .Phil Tuffnel geunuinly nice guy.
29. What other interests do you have outside of cricket - Work
30. Your Final say - You may write about anything here, maybe something you've written in the past, a cricket joke, your comments on the greatest game on earth.The funniest sledge i`ve ever heard was between Glen Mcgrath and Edo Brandes. Mcgrath was beating Brandes but couldn`t get him out . After another boundary was hit off him Glen asked " why are you so fat?" Brandes replied " co every time i f*** your wife she gives me a biscuit!".
Paul Humphreys of England
1. Name - Paul Humphreys
2. Date of Birth - 6th June 1969
3. Place of Birth - Glossop, England
4. Current Location - Chesham, England
5. Who do you play cricket for - Ballinger CC
6. In what capacity - All-Rounder and Senior ECB coach to the colts section(over 200 colts )
7. Best Cricket feats - Highest score 186 not out, best bowling 9-34
8. Greatest Cricket moment / memory - see above,seeing any of the colts produce the goods on the pitch after all the coaching
9. Tell us little about your cricket history - Started playing at 15 in local village cricket.have played at a couple of clubs in various levels.
10. Favorite Teams - Hampshire CCC
11. Favorite Players - Robin Smith, Adam Gilchrist
12. Favorite Commentator - Ian Botham, Dermot Reeve
13. Favorite Cricketing Publication - Wisden
14. Favorite Cricketing Website - Kingsgrove!!!
15. Favorite Cricketing Brand - Puma
16. Tell us about the best bat you've ever had - Have had a lot of good sticks over the years but the puma i`ve got at the moment takes some beating.
17. Tell us a little about the cricket competition/s you play in - Local league in the premier division (runners up last year)
18. What ideas would you propose to improve the game of cricket - More day/night games , the 20/20 cup was excellent at getting more kids interested in cricket.
19. What are your thoughts on the sledging issue - As long as the comments arn`t to personnel i see no problem.Have heard some very funny sledges over the last 20 years. (some that can`t be repeated!!)
20. Who do you rate as being the best in the last 20 years - Batsman - Tendulkar - shear consistency
Bowler - Shane Warne
WK - Gilchrist
Allrounder - Ian Botham
Captain - Alan Border - Turned a very poor side into the best in the world
21. Have you ever had professional cricket coaching - Yes
22. What is the best tip you've had or given - Always remember that it is just a game and as long as you`ve played to the best of your capabillities then you havn`t let anybody down.
23. What is your most treasured cricketing item - My Box!!! seriously a 1999 world cup signed bat from slazenger with all of englands contracted players in that tournament on it
24. Is there are song you love that you relate to cricket - too many to mention
25. Best Cricket Video you've seen - The 1981 ashes series (the last time we won!!!)
26. Best Cricket Book you've read - Phil Tuffnels autobiography
27. Best Cricket After dinner speaker you've seen - Botham, Alan Lamb, Dermot Reeve.
28. Best / Nicest cricketer you've met - Dermot Reeve- Entertained us on a tour to Sri Lanka years ago .Phil Tuffnel geunuinly nice guy.
29. What other interests do you have outside of cricket - Work
30. Your Final say - You may write about anything here, maybe something you've written in the past, a cricket joke, your comments on the greatest game on earth.The funniest sledge i`ve ever heard was between Glen Mcgrath and Edo Brandes. Mcgrath was beating Brandes but couldn`t get him out . After another boundary was hit off him Glen asked " why are you so fat?" Brandes replied " co every time i f*** your wife she gives me a biscuit!".
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