PROFILE: Matt "Tank" Thomas

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Friday, 25th March 2005


This year's winner of the Mark Schwartz Award for Best 21 and Under Player


Statistics

Season 2004/05

92 runs @ 15.33 (Highest Score: 39)
15 wickets @ 21.60 (Best Bowling: 4 for 34)

Career, 1996/97 to 2003/04

280 runs @ 20.00 (Highest Score: 51*)
24 wickets @ 24.17 (Best Bowling: 4 for 34)

Player Profile

Name: Matt Thomas
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Uni Student
Highest Score: 80 odd v Stamford School
Best Bowling: 5 for v Worcester Grammar School
Greatest Cricket Achievement: Most wickets on 2001 PAC England cricket tour.
Ambition for this season:Become genuine all rounder and improve line and length
Most memorable moment at PAOCCC: Grand Final weekend, including the celebration
Most memorable game for PAOCCC: Grand Final 2003-2004 v Pembroke
Funniest memory from the PAOCCC: Getting Lexy square on the ass with a bit of turf while in the field
Most admired player at PAOCCC (past / present): past - Paul Morris, present - Drewy
Favourite social event: Popeye cruise or the Presentation Dinner
Most embarrassing cricket moment: 27 year old! You know the rest
Favourite aspect of cricket: Teammates - on and off the field
Which song would you like to walk out to bat to: Jane's Addiction - Just Because, or Powerfinger - Sunsets
Do you have any cricket superstitions: Don't touch the handle of the bat on the ground

Favourite

Actor: Jim Carrey
Actress: Keira Knightly
Movie: Dumb and Dumber / Band of Brothers Series
TV Show: Simpsons / Futurama / Seinfield
Band / Group: Oasis / Groove Armada
Food: Indian / Mexican
Beverage: any Belgian Beer
Favourite Australian cricket player (past or present): Matt Hayden
Favourite International cricket player (past or present): Jonty Rhodes
Sportsperson: Garry Lineker
AFL team: Liverpool F.C.

Other

What would be your ideal job? F1 team engineer / designer
If you were not playing cricket, what would you be playing: Soccer
If you could have three people to dinner, who would they be and why? Keria Knightly, Carmen Electra, Imogen Bailey