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Alex McKay (Chimbabwe)
This is Alex’s first year representing the F&R’s in Chiang Mai but his reputation as a sportsman precedes him. Having played international rugby for a number of years, more than a few moons ago, we fully expect that he should have no problem wielding the willow. Nonetheless, time waits for no man and it has certainly not been kind on Alex’s joints. Though sporting a snazzy new hip, bolting off on a quick single or dashing a cheeky 2 are absolutely out of the question. Alex will therefore have to simply stick with 4’s and 6’s for the entire tournament which is absolutely fine with the rest of us……
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AMG
Allie has been a solid performer over the past few years and now that he is of legal age, and has a few years of British University benders under his belt, we will expect to see him leading the Slammer Sessions from the front this year. Returning to Chiang Mai from Leeds in the grim north, Allie will just be soaking up the luxury of being back in a developed nation finally.
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Ant ‘Filthy, horrible, scummy, selfie-loving, Albino Chippendale’ Robertson
Over the years, Ant has solidified his reputation as filthy, scumbag around pretty much every amateur sporting event around South East Asia. His newfound lifestyle of pumping iron, coupled with his self-imposed Auschwitz diet has further bolstered this image. Also as he is now seeing parts of his body that have been hidden for a number of years, he has discovered a penchant for stripping off to almost nothing at any possible opportunity. Unfortunately, what this strict new fitness regime hasn’t provided Ant with is one iota of additional talent in any arena of sport. With that said, and having been rejected from most other teams in the tournament, he was a natural pic for the Floggers… We just hope he can hit the ball a hell of a lot better than he does on the golf course.
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Ant ‘Silver Fox ‘Jackson (Chimbabwe)
Jacko is the oldest bullet in the side, with silver hair to boot. Having had his foot re-attached from earlier sixes mishaps this extremely handy all-rounder is making his eagerly anticipated return to the team this year. With the extensive traveling the ‘Silver Fox’ has been putting in recently we have heard his English has been improving no end so some of you non Zimbabweans may even be able to follow some of his banter this year instead of just nodding and smiling. Just please don’t ask him how his golf game went!!!
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Chris ‘Jitterbug’ Allen (MaBriiitiish)
Having put together a truly astonishing and record-breaking 13 ball over a couple of years ago, Chris has been bestowed the highly coveted ‘Lifetime Keeper Award’, and will therefore be donning the wickey gloves again this year. As one of the longest serving members of the F&R’s in Chiang Mai, our fez wearing Brit has shown moments of brilliance over the years, though not in this millennium. With swooshes followed by cries of “It’s red and round you knob” or “Do you want a frigging bell in it” echoing from Wally most years, its safe to say that Chris is generally more of a nighwatchman and more adapt at holding the crease than putting runs on the board…..
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Crint ‘Clunky’ White (China)
Ris is going to be Crints frist year praying for the Froggers and Robbers and we are all rearry happy to see him finarry in the team. Crint is a solid golfer and hits the ball further than most of us on our horidays so if he stays in long enough to get his eye in, we are expecting to see a couple of balls landing on the River Market lawns. Bowling however is anyone’s guess and something he has been keeping under wraps… We are hoping this is his secret weapon and we will all be watching in anticipation for that first over.
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Danny ‘Hitman’ Hartman
Whilst this is the first appearance for Danny for the Floggers in recent years, he is an old hand at the chiang Mai sixes and has been coming for a number of years. His cricketing prowess remains a total mystery to all of us but he managed to get through our extremely rigorous and highly contested selection process on his ruggish good looks and sharp witty banter alone.
As another of our players hailing from Chimbabwe, we are sure he is no stranger to cricket and will prove to be a great new asset to the team.
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Dave ‘Snapper’ Ring (Wales)
As our second short-arsed Welsh member and long standing team photographer we felt his inclusion in the profiles was required. Although ‘Snapper’ has represented the F&R’s on a handful of occasions we have all decided that he is far more useful with a Canon in his mitts and not a cricket ball…. Dave has been the provider of many hilarious and often embarrassing photos over the years, solidifying his place in the F&R’s tent. Be careful not to unknowingly compromise yourself in front of his beady-eyed lens however as his un-paralleled upload speed to Facebook (Complete with detailed dialogue) is so quick of the draw he can almost crash the site……
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Dave Ol’ Father Time Hird (Chimbabwe)
Captain. Dave has finally called our bluff this year and thrown in in the proverbial towel. Due to advanced maturing, rotator cuff issues and an almost complete scrotal detachment from the 2014 sixes, no longer shall we bear witness to the awesome spectacle of Dave creaking into the crease and grinding his shoulder socket over. As a stalwart of the sixes Dave has more than earned his spot behind the stumps but this will add even higher expectations on him to perform with the bat this year.
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John Wood (Wales)
Apparently had talent once upon a time but we’re convinced that most of his runs have been made off “no balls…” he’s only three and half feet tall and we’re sure he grew up in a cave and survives solely on earwax! Hopefully this year we see John making it passed net practice and actually playing a game without claiming some sort of injury. And should this eventuality occur it is always a humorous experience watching John dry running behind the F & R tent…
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Mike ‘Haam Kiew’ Green (Chimbabwe)
HarrPreeze, Greenballs is yet another F&R reprobate that needs very little introduction at the sixes. Our built not so much for comfort and well, certainly not for speed ‘Spiritual Leader’ is yet another of our players desperately trying to wrestle on the keeper gloves this year, but his efforts are in vein. Mike is a decent bowler and following a few sterling innings last year, we may even go so far as to call him the F&R’s batsman of the tournament last year. If we can manage to wrestle Greenballs off the slammer mat and avoid any pre-midday or post 2pm games, we may be in store for a few flashes of brilliance from him this year.
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Simon Grant (Chimbabwe).
Simon is a handy all-rounder with the bat and the ball but was out of action for much of last years 6’s suffering with back injury. With his new found ability to not only stand upright but even walk, we are expecting to see a marked improvement in his performance on the pitch. As always though, ou can expect to see Simons trademark Vertical elbow smashing its way through the San Miguel defense in the bar again this year but we just hope that he won’t get led astray by the ‘Albino Chippendale’ and will manage to keep his kit firmly on for the duration of the tournament.
