FEATURE PLAYER: Charlie Aust

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Sunday, 16th December 2007


Austy answers all the tough questions...


CLUB INFO

Name: Charlie Aust

Better known as: Austy, Esky, Wonderdog, Cricket Academy

Club debut: 2002-2003

Club matches: 40 (to the end of 2006/07)

Career runs: 1,259 runs @ 23.75 (to the end of 2006/07)

Highest score: 121

Club wickets: none

Best bowling: 1 over, 0/12 in Twenty20

Finals appearances:
2002-2003 B- Grade Premiership, i think i was 13th man behind BA who was 12th man
2003-2004 D-Grade Runners-Up
2004 -2005 D-Grade Semi-Final
2005-2006 B-Grade Semi-Final
2006-2007 B-Grade Semi-Final

Club honours: 2005/06 B-Grade Batting Trophy

ABOUT YOU

Status: Relationship with Sarah
Current occupation: Student/Indoor cricket umpire at ICA Stepney

Interests outside of cricket: Tetris, cooking healthy food, anything U2

Most embarrassing moment: I can't begin to start, Padding up to a return to the keeper and being given run-out was pretty bad

If you could live anywhere in the world: Adelaide, if you wanted to live somewhere else, why wouldn't you just move there, this is a silly question

If you could have any car: M5 BMW, or E55 AMG Mercedes

Dream job: F1 driver-F1 Engineer


FAVOURITES

Sport aside from cricket: Motorsport F1 V8 Supercars

Football team(s): Crows

Music: Rock

Bands / Artist: U2

Movie: Fight Club - Anchorman, the legend of Ron Burgandy - Scarface

Actor / Actress: Ron Burgandy - Tony Montana

TV Show: Chaser's

Book: Fight Club

Place (AUS): Adelaide

Place (O/S): Cornwell in England, Chilled like Victor Harbor but with cool old English pubs

Food: Lasagne but getting into sushi

Beverage: Feel Good Iced Coffee

Alc Beverage: Vodka, Lime and Soda

Flavoured Yoghurt from Moo: Strawberry


YOU AND CRICKET

Favourite Aus player: Matt Hayden

Most admired PAOCCC player (past or present): Butts or Scans, best bowlers I've seen play ever

Most memorable match / performance in your time at PAOCCC: Making 100

What song would you walk out to bat to in a Twenty20 match: Kanye West - Stronger

You get called up to the National ODI squad - what number do you want on your shirt: 69

If you could face / bowl to any player in the world, past or present who would it be: Jeff Thompson

Most memorable game of cricket you've ever witness (TV or live): Michael Bevan winning with a four on the last ball, i think it was around 1997

Biggest regret in your playing career: Not winning a flag yet

Goals for this season and beyond: Winning a flag


HYPOTHETICALS

Who would you take to the Alan Border Medal / Brownlow: My girlfriend, of course, I know this is a trick question that gets you into trouble!

If you could have dinner with any 3 celebrities, dead or alive, who would they be: Bono, Billy Connolly, Michael Palin