| Name: |
MARTIN
SHINE |
| Weight: |
Potentially
the lightest casual… |
| Nickname: |
Shineo,
Shiney, Moonshine… Rob and Will once spent a whole
innings in the field coming up with new nicknames, they
landed on "BANG" (Cillit Bang Shine), but we
decided that it would be too unrepresentative of my batting. |
| Batsman? Bowler?
Keeper? None of the above? Something else : |
Fielding all-rounder,
in that I can field and am equally bad at batting and
bowling |
| Batting style? |
Defensive, can stay
in but will immediately get out once trying to score runs |
| General cricketing
style? |
Good at running around
|
| Previous Teams
played for? |
Hurst CC, Reading
School, Old Suttonians, Oslo Aliens |
| How long have
you been (a) casual? |
Since
2018 |
| Number of games
played for the Casuals? |
Somewhere
between 10-20 |
| What you bring
to the Casuals team? |
Bringing
the average age and weight down, not a lot else |
| Who is your Doppleganger?
|
At one
point I looked like Alistair Cook, sadly that didn't translate
into my batting |
| Hobbies |
|
| Favourite food? |
Pie |
| Favourite music? |
Indie
rock/folk |
| Favourite film? |
Lord
of the Rings |
| Other hobbies? |
Fantasy
football, board games and just generally being a bit of
a nerd |
| What was your
last DVD / CD purchase? |
Who buys
these anymore? |
| What 3 people
would you most like to invite to a dinner party?: |
Malcom
Gladwell, Frank Turner and Jurgen Klopp |
| Ideal Woman? |
One that
lets me go play cricket on a Sunday |
| Age you started
playing the glorious game? |
Eleven |
| Best performance? |
Slim
pickings… I once scored a gritty 20 as we got
bowled out for 66 at Barry Island in 2018
|
| Favourite game
played? |
Had
a bit-part role in the 2019 cup final victory |
| Favourite venue
played …ever? |
I once
went to play away at Eton with school, we got smashed
but it was seriously posh (great tea) |
| Cricketer you
most admire and why? |
Paul
Collingwood, it felt like he was a fielding all-rounder
so he's probably my role model for one day doing something
useful |
| Casual cricketer
you most admire and why? |
Has
to be Foxy, if I'm still playing at his age I'll be
happy! |
| Funniest moment
on the Casuals field? |
Away
at Wick in 2018, Shakes was on for a 5for with the opposition
9 down. DT drops a catch at slip off Shakes, but then
proceeds to run the batsman out denying Shakes his first
ever 5for and incurring a hail of curses from the bowling
end.
|
| Favourite tour
moment? |
No
tours yet
|
| Favourite Tea
had as a casual? (Home or Away) |
Seem
to remember a good spread at Malpas |
| I like playing
for the casuals because………. |
It's
a club that let me bat or bowl no matter how badly I do |
| I hate playing
for the casuals because………… |
It's
a club that let me bat or bowl no matter how badly I do |
| If I didn’t
play so much cricket I’d be………. |
Much
worse at dealing with failure in the rest of my life |
| |
| Did you know…. |
When
younger I was once an England football mascot. Was between
Owen and Beckham and was landed disappoinitngly with Alan
Smith. |
