134     Ed Sugden

 
Batting
M      I      R   NO   HS     AVG  C(WK/out)
14   12   32   2   11     3.20          -/2

Left-Arm Seam Bowler
W   R       O       M     AVG      
2   136   24.0   0     68.00  

Batting head-gear: None

Tours: 2


Debut: 13.07.2003  House: Field  At LP: 1999-2004

Edward Sugden, or 'Suggs' as he is better known to an Old Leightonian, has been entertaining the OLCC with his no nonsense batting style since his debut in 2003. To say he is not particularly recognised for his defensive strokes when at the crease would be somewhat of an understatement, as Suggers has displayed some of the most aggressive batting I have seen from an OL batsman. He would be in agreeance that if a ball is worth hitting, it's worth smacking as hard as possible in an attempt to hit the boundary, hence gaining the secondary nickname 'Rocket Launcher'.

And he's not too shabby with the ball either, which I for one would relish seeing more of, as his bowling with good pace at a good line and length can be a constant trouble to opposition batsmen. His finest moment with the ball would be claiming the wicket of seasoned veteran batsman Andrew 'Mickey' Moss in the Presidents' XI fixture in 2005.

On the social side Suggs has shown that what may seem on the exterior as a harmless young lad can break out into complete anarchy. A hardened fanatic of Reading FC, Ed is a guy who is fond of the odd pint or 5, a habit that I have seen grow over the many years which I have known him. A true character for the OLCC - his contribution to the group cannot be underestimated. PMHS

desert island discs
1) Souvlaki Space Station - Slowdive
2) Venus In Furs - The Velvet Underground
3) At Her Open Door - Dead Meadow
4) North Country Blues - Bob Dylan
5) Death Valley '69 - Sonic Youth
6) She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own) - 13th Floor Elevators
7) 1970 - The Stooges
8) Swedish Purse - Woven Hand

Book: Ask the Dust - John Fante

Luxury Item: The power of flight

Three films
1) Waking Life
2) The Big Lebowski
3) Spinal Tap


Favourite Graham Carter nick-name: G-Spot

Cheese or Chocolate: Cheese
Beer or Wine: Depends on the mood and season
Tea or Coffee: Coffee
Boys or Girls: Girls
Greenland or Ibiza: Greenland
Wet Shave or Dry Shave: Wet


W.G. or Bradman: Bradman
Botham or Sobers: Sobers
Pietersen or Boycott: Pietersen
Marshall or McGrath: McGrath
Read or Jones: Read
Warne or Murali: Warne
Hair or Bowden: Bowden


For Room 101...
1) People who try to do satire without a proper appreciation of irony - this includes 'wacky', 'random' and 'zany' people, most of whom seem to find their way onto television.
2) Bad loud music in pubs
3) Rickshaws...