109     Chris Straw

 
Right-Hand Bat
M         I     R       NO   HS       AVG    C(WK/out)
105   81   709   25    56*    12.22     0/29

Right-Arm Off-Spin
W       R       O          M      AVG      
42   1246   229.1   13   29.67  

Batting head-gear: Helmet

Tours: 26
Tour Joker: 1995, 2006
Tour Manager: 1996,1997,2003,2004,2005
Club Statistician: 2000-present

Debut: 01.09.1995  House: Reckitt  At LP: 1988-1995

There is more to cricket than statistics”, but for those who do not believe that to be the case the Chris “Jack” Straw is your source of all OLCC facts and figures. ‘Jack’ joined the club after leaving school and is part of an illustrious lineage of scorers who have found life out of the box with the OLCC. Always modest about his abilities Jack plays with concentration and a straight bat when at the crease – he has spent a lot of time watching the game from some lofty positions so should have picked up a tip or two. Jack’s eagerness to bowl has waned over the last few seasons despite previous success, perhaps he fears he has been eclipsed in bowling department by his wing man Judith? Not sure what kind of spin Jack used to bowl but many want to see it return soon as he is too young to give up bowling yet.PRS


desert island discs
1) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Rachmaninov
2) Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
3) Street Life - The Crusaders
4) I am the Resurrection - The Stone Roses
5) Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai
6) Runaway - Nuyorican Soul
7) Sun Hits the Sky - Supergrass
8) Barbarella - Capri

Book: One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night - Chris Brookmyre

Luxury Item: Snooker Table

Three films
1) The Sting
2) Scarface
3) Shaun of the Dead


Favourite Graham Carter nick-name: G-Spot

Cheese or Chocolate: Cheese
Beer or Wine: Both, preferably in that order
Tea or Coffee: Tea
Boys or Girls: Girls
Greenland or Ibiza: Greenland
Wet Shave or Dry Shave: Moist

W.G. or Bradman: Bradman
Botham or Sobers: Sobers
Pietersen or Boycott: Boycott, everytime
Marshall or McGrath: Wouldn't want to face either
Read or Jones: Read
Warne or Murali: Er, Warney, as he's the only legitimate bowler out of the two
Bird or Bowden: Bird


For Room 101...
1) UK immigration laws
2) Britain's obsession with celebrity
3) Mark Nicholas, obviously