Statistics

Career, 1996/97 to 2003/04
219 runs @ 6.64
51 wickets @ 19.88

Player Profile

Name: Dan Orken
Marital Status: International Playboy
Occupation: Accountant/world traveller
Highest Score: 51* (Under 16's)
Best Bowling: 5 for 19
Greatest Cricket Achievement: Playing beach cricket with Brett Lee and Boof Lehmann in the West Indies
Ambition for this season: To impress Captain Cosgrove with my fiery opening bowling
Most memorable moment at PAOCCC: 50 run 9th wicket partnership with Heito in B Grade
Most memorable game for PAOCCC: Taking 4 wickets at Payneham including the last wicket with 1 over left to give us outright victory. Sub fielder Sam Pontifex, comments from slip were particularly inspirational...
Funniest memory from the PAOCCC: Every time Alex Marantos storms out of the nets while batting.
Most admired player at PAOCCC (past / present): Matt Butler
Favourite social event: Gentleman's Evening
Most embarrassing cricket moment: Being bowled by Ollie in the nets
Favourite aspect of cricket: Working on my sun tan
Which song would you like to walk out to bat to: Marvellous, by the 12th Man
Do you have any cricket superstitions: Don't wear boxer shorts to training, your box falls out

Favourite

Actor: Stifler
Actress: Jenna Jameson
Movie: Dumb and Dumber
TV Show: The Simpsons
Band / Group: Pearl Jam
Food: Chicken Parmy
Beverage: Scotch and Coke, James Boag Premium
Favourite Australian cricket player (past or present): Mark Waugh by a country mile
Favourite International cricket player (past or present): Viv Richards
Sportsperson: Shane Crawford
AFL team: Hawthorn

Other

What would be your ideal job? Australian cricketer, failing that, journalist for Ralph or Inside Sport
If you were not playing cricket, what would you be playing: Golf
If you could have three people to dinner, who would they be and why? Liz Hurley for some posh eye candy, Paris Hilton for some more eye candy, and Shane Warne to hear some of his stories of the antics that happen on tour