Simon Butler

Statistics

2003/04 Season (overall)
312 runs @ 39.00 (Highest Score: 65)
27 wickets @ 9.85 (Best Bowling: 5 for 22)

1997/98 to 2003/04 (overall)
390 runs @ 27.86
49 wickets @ 12.67

Player Profile

Name: Simon Butler
Marital Status: Single, girlfriend Emma
Occupation: Teacher
Highest Score: 65
Best Bowling: 9/38 - 14 years ago!
Greatest Cricket Achievement: B Grade Premiership
Ambition for this season: Play finals
Most memorable moment at PAOCCC: B Grade Premiership, Batting with B. Allen to beat Scotch in the semi-final
Most memorable game for PAOCCC: Semi final vs. Scotch 2004, Final vs. Walkerville 2004
Funniest memory from the PAOCCC: Any of several games played with Crazy Jack Brabham
Most admired player at PAOCCC (past / present): present, Chopper Read and past, Ben Allen
Favourite social event: Popeye
Most embarrassing cricket moment: Being hit for 27 in one over against Edwardstown
Favourite aspect of cricket: making runs, doesn't happen very often
Which song would you like to walk out to bat to: Instant windscreens advertisement theme song
Do you have any cricket superstitions: (1) Lucky blue jocks (2 pairs,) and (2) packing then repacking cricket bag

Favourite

Actor: Steve Guttenburg
Actress: The exchange student from American Pie
Movie: Predator (still)
TV Show: The Goodies
Band / Group: Crank
Food: Thai and breakfast cereals
Beverage: fine ale
Australian cricket player (past or present): Sir Dennis Lillee
International cricket player (past or present): Sir Vivian Richards
Sportsperson: Could not split them. Lance Armstrong or Tommy Naffine
AFL team: Carlton

Other

What would be your ideal job? One where I get over three months of the year off
If you were not playing cricket, what would you be playing: DVDs
If you could have 3 people to dinner (cricket celebrities)
- Greg Matthews, I would ask him about Advance Hair
- Wayne Holdsworth: I would ask him about his record on tour, hough he never played a test match.
- David Boon: No reason required; Its Boony.

Will Rayner

Statistics:

1999/00 to 2003/04, Kensington District Cricket Club
584 runs @ 15.78 including top score of 50
110 wickets @ 19.95 including four 5-wicket innings *
* includes 44 A-Grade wickets @ 25.18

1998/99, PAOCCC A-Grade
93 runs @10.33 including top score of 43.
52 wickets @ 10.67 including best bowling of 7 for 58

Player Profile:

Marital Status: Engaged
Occupation: Journalist
Highest Score: 63
Best Bowling: 7 for 35
Greatest Cricket Achievement: A-Grade District premiership, Kensington District Cricket Club, 2002-03
Ambition for this season: 40 wickets, 300 runs, premiership
Most memorable moment at PAOCCC: 50 wickets in a season, taken during 1998-99 A-Grade GF
Most memorable game for PAOCCC: Losing the same GF
Funniest memory from the PAOCCC: Marcus Wills car being stolen after the 98-99 GF
Most admired player at PAOCCC (past/present): James Freemantle, Venkat Lengithipathyalphabetsoup
Favourite social event: Winning GF parties
Most embarrassing cricket moment: Playing and missing at an entire over from Mark Harrity
Favourite aspect of cricket: Winning GFs
Which song would you like to walk out to bat to: Achy breaky heart, Billy Ray
Do you have any cricket superstitions: Always call heads, no action the night before, plenty of action the morning of....

Favourite

Actor: Eddie Murphy
Actress: Grandma Klump (Eddie Murphy)
Movie: Shrek
TV Show: Simpsons
Band / Group: The Beatles
Food: Steak
Beverage: Pale Ale
Favourite Australian cricket player (past or present): Paul Nobes
Favourite International cricket player (past or present): Daniel Vettori
Sportsperson: John Newcombe
AFL Team: Crows

Other

What would be your ideal job? Australian cricket captain
If you were not playing cricket, what would you be playing? The banjo
If you could have 3 people to dinner (celebrities), who and why? Robert Menzies: great stories, Albert Einstein: great mind, Halle Berry: great cans

Statistics

1997/98 to 2003/04 (overall)
1098 runs @ 22.88 (Highest Score: 90)
74 wickets @ 20.84 (Best Bowling 6 for 24)

Chris Drew

Player Profile

Name: Chris Drew
Marital Status: Single - girlfriend
Occupation: Structural Engineer
Highest Score: 90 (436* in the backyard)
Best Bowling: 6/24
Greatest Cricket Achievement: 1 - Being part of a premiership side last year and 2 - Surviving a game of cricket after a night out with zero sleep and then taking 4 wickets with full tosses and not remembering them.
Ambition for this season: Team - be competitive and individual - lead from the front.
Most memorable moment at PAOCCC: Premiership - of course and Flinders Uni outright win last year
Most memorable game for PAOCCC: vs Pulteney OS 2001/02 - Chasing a big score and winning, Willsy smashing a hundred, great to watch.
Funniest memory from the PAOCCC: BA riding the OX after taking a wicket in the centre of the pitch
Most admired player at PAOCCC (past / present): Styler - how does he smoke so much and still be able to be the fittest of the side? - amazing
Favourite social event: Popeye back in Season 2001/02 - Of what I can remember it was a cracker.
Most embarrassing cricket moment: I have had 2 blowouts out the back-end of my shorts at training
Favourite aspect of cricket: Mates and Cricket Stories
Which song would you like to walk out to bat to: Rock DJ
Do you have any cricket superstitions: Left pad on first, Adam "Einstein" Richardson has to be out of the changeroom when kitting up

Favourite

Actor: Edward Norton
Actress: Angelina Jolie
Movie: The Wedding Singer
TV Show: Australian Idol - (hooked, sorry)
Band / Group: Maroon 5
Food: Steak
Beverage: CC & Dry
Favourite Australian cricket player (past or present): John Dyson
Favourite International cricket player (past or present):I. Keepmiteefinajabasydabed
Sportsperson: Darren Jarman
AFL team: Adelaide

Other

What would be your ideal job? Getaway Host
If you were not playing cricket, what would you be playing: Petanque
If you could have 3 people to dinner (celebrities), who and why? Jennifer Garner (very tidy), Bruce McAvaney (special) and Merrick & Rosso (I know that is 4 but, GO AUSTRALIA)