FEATURE PLAYER: Chris Drew
Sunday, 11th November 2007
By the time he has finished his career, Chris Drew is likely to become one of the great all-rounders in club history.
CLUB INFO
Name: Chris Drew
Better known as: Drewy, Chriiiiiis, "Fingers Up"
Club debut: October 2000
Club matches: 73 (at the date of this article)
Career runs: 2,002 @ 24.41 (at the date of this article)
Highest score: 94 (C grade) 91 (A Grade)
Club wickets: 137 wickets @ 20.12
Best bowling: 7 for 57, Round 2 this year
Finals appearances: 0 for PAOC (Destroyed finger before 03/04 Finals, on the upside I had a ready made beer glove for a month)
Club honours: A-Grade Captain 2001/02 to 2005/06, Redman 2001/02, 2006/07, Ted Norman Cup for A-Grade Batting 2001/02, 2006/07, A-Grade Bowling 2004/05, 2006/07, Moffat Family Trophy for Best Clubman 2002/03, PAOCCC Life Member.
ABOUT YOU
Status: Engaged - Marrying in Dec 2007
Current occupation: Structural Engineer
Interests outside of cricket: At the moment I have only one interest (I have been told I have one interest) = Wedding planning
Most embarrassing moment: I have had 3 blowouts of shorts at training. I keep on telling people that I am unlucky in that I buy shorts with a seam weakness, but they all tell me that my arse is too big?
If you could live anywhere in the world: Adelaide or Scotland
If you could have any car: Willsy - big old yellow ute.
Dream job: Getaway Host
FAVOURITES
Sport aside from cricket: Football & Netball
Football team(s): Crows & Redlegs
Music: "That's the way its gonna be little darling"
Bands / Artist: see above + Anything 80s.. Toto, Starship, Foreigner + my gay lover Robbie
Movie: Lord of the Rings, Transformers, The Dark Crystal, The Princess Bride
Actor / Actress: Edward Norton / Angelina Jolie
TV Show: Heroes, Lost
Book: Lord of the Rings
Place (AUS): Black Point or The Hackney ($$)
Place (O/S): Cinque Terre, Italy
Food: Rack of Lamb
Beverage: Water
Alc Beverage: Heineken
Flavoured Yoghurt from Moo: Anything without fruit
YOU AND CRICKET
Favourite Aus player: Taity
Most admired PAOCCC player (past or present): Simon Butler
Most memorable match / performance in your time at PAOCCC: Premiership 03/04, Outright win vs Flinders Uni 2003/04
What song would you walk out to bat to in a Twenty20 match: Day Dream Believer - The Monkees
You get called up to the National ODI squad - what number do you want on your shirt: 3 - D Jarman
If you could face / bowl to any player in the world, past or present who would it be: Face Warney, bowl beamers at MacGill
Most memorable game of cricket you've ever witness (TV or live): AUS v WI test in Adel when WI won by one run!
Biggest regret in your playing career: Too many late cuts!
Goals for this season and beyond: Be part of regular winning teams and the finals
HYPOTHETICALS
One million dollars to spend and one day left to live, what would you do: TAB
Who would you take to the Alan Border Medal / Brownlow: My beautiful fiancee
If you could have dinner with any 3 celebrities, dead or alive, who would they be: D Jarman, Robbie and Britney Spears
Name: Chris Drew
Better known as: Drewy, Chriiiiiis, "Fingers Up"
Club debut: October 2000
Club matches: 73 (at the date of this article)
Career runs: 2,002 @ 24.41 (at the date of this article)
Highest score: 94 (C grade) 91 (A Grade)
Club wickets: 137 wickets @ 20.12
Best bowling: 7 for 57, Round 2 this year
Finals appearances: 0 for PAOC (Destroyed finger before 03/04 Finals, on the upside I had a ready made beer glove for a month)
Club honours: A-Grade Captain 2001/02 to 2005/06, Redman 2001/02, 2006/07, Ted Norman Cup for A-Grade Batting 2001/02, 2006/07, A-Grade Bowling 2004/05, 2006/07, Moffat Family Trophy for Best Clubman 2002/03, PAOCCC Life Member.
ABOUT YOU
Status: Engaged - Marrying in Dec 2007
Current occupation: Structural Engineer
Interests outside of cricket: At the moment I have only one interest (I have been told I have one interest) = Wedding planning
Most embarrassing moment: I have had 3 blowouts of shorts at training. I keep on telling people that I am unlucky in that I buy shorts with a seam weakness, but they all tell me that my arse is too big?
If you could live anywhere in the world: Adelaide or Scotland
If you could have any car: Willsy - big old yellow ute.
Dream job: Getaway Host
FAVOURITES
Sport aside from cricket: Football & Netball
Football team(s): Crows & Redlegs
Music: "That's the way its gonna be little darling"
Bands / Artist: see above + Anything 80s.. Toto, Starship, Foreigner + my gay lover Robbie
Movie: Lord of the Rings, Transformers, The Dark Crystal, The Princess Bride
Actor / Actress: Edward Norton / Angelina Jolie
TV Show: Heroes, Lost
Book: Lord of the Rings
Place (AUS): Black Point or The Hackney ($$)
Place (O/S): Cinque Terre, Italy
Food: Rack of Lamb
Beverage: Water
Alc Beverage: Heineken
Flavoured Yoghurt from Moo: Anything without fruit
YOU AND CRICKET
Favourite Aus player: Taity
Most admired PAOCCC player (past or present): Simon Butler
Most memorable match / performance in your time at PAOCCC: Premiership 03/04, Outright win vs Flinders Uni 2003/04
What song would you walk out to bat to in a Twenty20 match: Day Dream Believer - The Monkees
You get called up to the National ODI squad - what number do you want on your shirt: 3 - D Jarman
If you could face / bowl to any player in the world, past or present who would it be: Face Warney, bowl beamers at MacGill
Most memorable game of cricket you've ever witness (TV or live): AUS v WI test in Adel when WI won by one run!
Biggest regret in your playing career: Too many late cuts!
Goals for this season and beyond: Be part of regular winning teams and the finals
HYPOTHETICALS
One million dollars to spend and one day left to live, what would you do: TAB
Who would you take to the Alan Border Medal / Brownlow: My beautiful fiancee
If you could have dinner with any 3 celebrities, dead or alive, who would they be: D Jarman, Robbie and Britney Spears