OLD LEIGHTONIANS CRICKET CLUB
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Established 1977

Batting head-gear

Helmet 

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Fielding head-gear

Cap and Sunnies

 

Favourite Graham Carter nick-name

Den

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Favourite OLCC Brothers

Hayles'

 

What are your three favourite films?

1 - Shutter Island

2 - Star Wars

3 - Shawshank Redemption

 

What is your desert island book?

The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell

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What is your desert island luxury item?

 A mountain bike

 

Please provide your eight desert island discs:

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1 - Led Zeppelin II - Lee Zeppelin

2 - The Suburbs - Arcade Fire

3 - Port of Morrow - The Shins

4 - Pulse - Pink Floyd

5 - Boxer - The National

6 - X - Ed Sheeren

7 - After the Disco - Broken Bells

8 - Lost in the Dream - The War on Drugs

 

Beer or Wine: Beer
Tea or Coffee: Neither
Wet Shave or Dry Shave: Wet

Morning or Night: Morning
City or Countryside: Countryside

Messi or Ronaldo: Messi
Pietersen or Boycott: Boycott

West Indies 80’s or Australia 90’s: Australia 90's

Warne or Murali: Warne

WG Grace or Bradman: Bradman

Favourite ever umpire: Billy Bowden

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And what are your three things to go into Room 101?

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1 - Bike tyre punctures

2 - Internet​ videos telling me to check out how 'sick' some guy's 'flow' is

3 - Brexit

When we can pry William away from his serious biking habit and get him out on the LPS ground, he generally saves 10 plus runs in the field and scores a 50.

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His calculating mind, resolute attitude and natural sporting ability make him a captain's dream; often anchoring the innings, backing up the bowler in field and able to hold up an end with the ball. He has certainly shifted from the 'Bowler who can bat' to the 'Batsman who hardly bowls' (like 18 balls a year - if pushed) - but he has transported all that unfulfilled bowling energy into ensuring that he contributes significantly to the team total. He has finished two seasons with the highest average and he loves a red-inker. And it's all done with such style. A late cut, stand-and-admire drive or a paddle sweep; all with finely applied technique. Not that he deals in many boundaries; his fitness on the bike and previously in running road races is evident in his appetite for quick two's and three's (batting partner pending).

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Quick-witted as he is fleet of foot; Will is a fantastic OLCC asset, a great friend, a scholar and a Gent.

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NDH