The tournaments Pearl anniversary will see those of us from the Pearl of the Gulf make our 17th trip and whilst it has been a difficult year for many we have one of our larger travelling squads.
The Vodka 'Odballs Six' will once again deal in their own unique brand of cricketing mayhem
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Bob 'Double Cross' Phillips
Tiny is back, Just! Not a great year by his standards and has only been made available after scheduling to have his plaster removed the day he heads for Chiangmai. Too young to admit he is past it but definitely has achieved a vinatage where his last three forays on to a rugby field have combined for a total of less than 20 mins and all ended in hospital.
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Bob 'Legend' Hope
With a Russian wife, more metal work than your average sports car and a seriously important job you would be forgiven for thinking that the 'Legend of the Kremlin' was here seriously focused on the sport after two years in hospital wards preparing.
Instead he has apparently been the focal point on the planned pre and post match nights in Bangkok and will join Tiny in judgement of the aflicted
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Ishti 'The Jewel'
One of Awali's better cricketers who gave up the opportunity to tour Chiangmai in a few weeks with the national team as he had promised to tour with Awali. Can play well so quite why we are not sure but maybe its down to the preparation periods and fitness tests
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Kumar 'Aylesbury Duck'
One of our leading committee members who may have to double up as a cricketer this week on occasion. Its generally accepted that he is a better treasurer and so the 'Aylesbury Duck' shouldn't really trouble the scorers
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Raman 'Ivan the Terrible'
Our illustrious leader and most devout President of Awali CC will once again join the tourists to ensure that our reputation is protected. Shouldn't be too hard as none of the regulars are sure we even have one
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Sahil 'Wokka' Rathod
Our student cricketer and S.O.S (Son of Sanjay) returns having escaped school for the week. Neither he nor the headmaster can spell but one can play cricket and knows how to convince mum that ideal exam preparation is a week in Chiangmai.
We predict great things from WOKKA
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Sanjay 'Death's Door' Rathod
Sanjay returns as one of the teams leading cricketers bringing with him a level of cricketing knowledge and experience. Sanjay no longer represents our youth policy but unlike the rest of our ageing morons he can still play
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Soji 'Gold Wasser'
Like the Gold Wasser an interesting character who spent the whole of the preparation for last years tournament learning to bowl just in time to find out that the keepers aren't allowed to. Another of Awali's leading cricketers without whom our total would be in single digits
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Steve 'Fallen Angel' Turner
Fluffy is the definition of 'Fallen Angel' and 'Aging Moron' rolled in to one. He once again returns from retirement in the UK still claiming to be a vital cog in a cricket team buried somewhere in Kent. With Steve it;s all lies but often amusing ones
