The World Famous Clifton Hill Tom Cats have been pimped!
What was supposed to be the team that let all the older players have an excuse to travel to Chiang Mai and "play cricket" has now been transformed into a younger, fitter and more sober team, with a couple of older lads thrown in. The Tom Cats now have the capacity to beat previous years winning record of 1 game per tournament
The Clifton Hill Tom Cats have built a strong reputation at the Chiang Mai Sixes not just for their cricket, but for their off-field culture and partnerships. A key supporter of the team is The Score Bar in Chiang Mai, which provides fantastic support to the team and a social base for players and supporters during the tournament.
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14. Nathan "Sonny" Sonnberger
Part of the new breed of Clifton Hillers, Sonny or the Burger as he is affectionately know, is one of many entering their first tour of Chiang Mai. Sonny's principles of cricket are simple - spray the ball everywhere, hit absolute bombs and drink beers in no particular order. Sonny's principles on a night out are of course very similar and we are excited to see what, or who, he can bring to the table.
P.S I am reliably informed not to go within a 10m radius of his hotel room.
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2. Lachie "Hammer" Elmore
Hammer is back for his 419th tour of Chiang Mai - which is still much less than his good mate Jeff Lyons who first toured Chiang Mai in 1724. Hammer is the tallest bloke ever to wander onto a cricket field and he's famous in Chiang Mai for hitting his head on absolutely everything—tree branches, shop signs you name it. Hammer is very useful in the field due to his ability to camouflage as a flagpole and is also very useful at the end of a night out.
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29. Matt "Malty" Lynas
Malty is the 1st XI Captain at CHCC —capable of anchoring an innings when wickets fall or breaking a stubborn partnership with the ball. Of course that would usually lend him towards the Stray Cats team but an ill-timed case of his thumb being snapped in half has led to him being included as a valuable member of the CH Tom Cats. If you see anyone waving balls by in the field this year, chances are its him.
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47. Asher "AK47" Kelly
A quiet underachiever, AK47 will be plying his trade with the gloves for the Tom Cats this CM Sixes. An unknown quantity off the field, his superb glovework on it can surely be transferred into all manner of extra curricular activities.
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5. Jarrod "Tuffy" Tough
"Tuffy" is another seasoned CM veteran returning to the scene for the first time since 2013. Tuffy may struggle in the early part of the tournament as his body deals with digesting a beer that isnt Furphy but once he's acclimatised look out. Tuffy is a big game player who loves taking wickets and spraying his teammates if they misfield.
P.S I am reliably informed not to go within a 10m radius of his hotel room either.
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8. Jesse "Nailz" Parlane
A CM veteran embarking on what may be his final tour. Plagued by injury recently belying his nickname of "Nailz", he will be out to prove a point this year - providing he can safely make it onto the field.