133     Peter Straw

 
Right-Hand Bat
M      I      R   NO   HS     AVG  C(WK/out)
28   23   74   2   14     3.52          -/4

Right-Arm Bowler
W   R       O     M   AVG      
0   97   13.0   0     -  

Batting head-gear: Cap

Tours: 4
Tour Joker: 2004
Tortoiseless Trophy: 2006


Debut: 11.07.2003  House: Reckitt/Grove  At LP: 1997-2004

Peter Straw, aka Jackette, is a provider of top quality humour both on, but more commonly off, the field of play. He has twice threatened to quit playing cricket, and to sell his kit after being dismissed at the wicket cheaply, but we are very pleased he has stuck at it.

Whilst his appearances at the wicket are not always of great length, there are more often than not moments of flair and quality cricket. To provide an example of this, there was his infamous on drive at Axminster in 2005, which was straight out of the coaching manual and straight to the boundary rope. Jackette's bowling is rarely sampled, which is a great shame, as his action is good, and with a little practice to aid consistency, he could prove to be a handy addition to a bowling attack.

Some of the greatest comedy moments in recent OLCC history have been provided by Peter, namely an array of humour on tour in the West Country at Ditcheat. Whilst waiting to bat, in full kit, he demonstrated how to retrieve a ball which was hit over the fence, by failing to clear the stile, tripping on the top rung, disappearing head over heels into the next field. After this, his stay at the wicket was so brief, that a 6-year-old Ditcheat local asked: "how many did you get?", Jackette replied in a fed up tone: "2", the boy commented: "well that's not very good", to which the response "well you go and do better" was snapped back. Little did Peter know the young boy's mother was sitting within a few metres away listening.

Jackette's attendance at OL matches and events is valued immensely, as he is a thoroughly likeable person, who always has noteworthy, humorous comments to add to conversations. A party just isn't a party until he has arrived. TWVC

desert island discs
1) 3x5 - John Mayer
2) Hold On ft Skinnyman - Foreign Beggars
3) Cold Water Music - Aim
4) Naive - The Kooks
5) Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
6) Gravity - John Mayer
7) No Need to Panic - Therapists
8) Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Book: Mr Nice - Autobiography of Howard Marks

Luxury Item: Anything? - i'll take an Aston Martin DB8 please. (Yes, anything, but you don't actually get it. Ed.)

Three films
1) Anchorman
2) V for Vendetta
3) Batman Begins


Favourite Graham Carter nick-name: G-Spot

Cheese or Chocolate: Cheese
Beer or Wine: Beer ! only drink wine if it's free
Tea or Coffee: Tea
Boys or Girls: Girls
Greenland or Ibiza: hmmm...Greenland - would be more interesting, I know what to expect from Ibiza!
Wet Shave or Dry Shave: Dry - wet takes too long


W.G. or Bradman: Bradman
Botham or Sobers: Botham
Pietersen or Boycott: Pietersen, as I'm young and I know more of him.
Marshall or McGrath: McGrath
Read or Jones: Read (grudgingly)
Warne or Murali: Warney
Hair or Bowden: Bowden


For Room 101...
1) Speed Bumps
2) Chavs
3) Excessive Tax