The all new Player Profiles

Find out more about your favourite Aspley players and some of there stats.

Matthew Funge

Stats:

Name: Matthew Funge

Nickname: Funge, Pidge, Sponge.

Role:Club captain, official AGCC blogger, Hard hitting all rounder

R/H Batsman R/H Bowler

Best Batting: 94*

Best Bowling: 6-29

The Current AGCC club captain,From the same youth set-up as Didi, Funge is a opening bowler and hard hitting batsman down the order, can score quickly,with a good safe pair of hands in the field.And despite what people think does not look like Doug Bollinger!!

Dave Quick

Stats:

Name: Dave Quick

Nickname: Quicky, Vaughny.Cliff Richard

Role:Saturday vice captain, Opening batsman.

R/H Batsman R/H Bowler

Best Batting: 93

Best Bowling: 4-30

The former Sunday captain and current Saturday vice captain, a very successful captain in his own right claiming back to back promotions, likes a good brunch meeting before a day on the golf course, very quick in the field and a handy bowler at the end of and ininngs.Taking a hat trick at Winslow, He also runs like Woody from Toy Story.

Pat Jones

Stats:

Name: Pat Jones

Nickname: Paddy, Jesse Ryder

Role: Saturday vice captain, opening batsman

R/H Batsman R/H Bowler

Best Batting: 133*

Best Bowling: 3/6

 

Our Australian import and Saturday vice captain, proving his worth at the top of the order and cracked a nonchalent 133 against Old Bradwell, very vocal in the field and likes to support his Kiwi counterparts by sporting a black cap when batting like Jesse Ryder.

Mike Herrick

Stats:

Name: Mike Herrick

Nickname: Mikey

Role: Saturday 2nd Team Captain, Batsman

R/H Batsman R/H Bowler

Best Batting: 40 (for the club)

Best Bowling: 2-29

Going into his 2nd year as Saturday 2nd team skipper and third at the club, Mike has proved he can get runs when needed at the top of the order,can also keep wicket very well, and has captained the 2nd team very well in his first year. Very popluar man within the club.

Simon Smithers

Stats:

Name: Simon Smithers

Nickname: Smorgersboard, Smithers

Role: Middle order batsman.

R/H Batsman, R/H Bowler

Best Batting: 103

Best Bowling: 3-10

 

The former Saturday captain (three years as skipper between 2008 - 2010) ,is a powerful middle order batsman, with the ability to take the attack apart towards the end of an innings, a punisher of the short ball. Bowls occasional off spin and can break partnerships.

Ian Foll

Stats:

Name: Ian Foll

Nickname: Foll, Shark.

Role: Number 3 or opening Batsman

R/H Batsman R/H Bowler

Best Batting: 136

Best Bowling: 9-20

A former club captain and the longest serving member of the Aspley Guise team, a well established number 3 batsman, or even at the top of the innings, can be devastating on his day, and was a very good fast bowler back in the day, still very commited and is a great asset to the club, on and off the field.

Jim Watson

Stats:

Name: Jim Watson

Nickname: Jimmy, Pavlova, Slippery, Reggae.

Role: Opening or middle order batsman

R/H Batsman R/H Bowler

Best Batting: 104

Best Bowling: 2-26

Another stalwart of the team, Jimmy has also been Sunday captain, and holds the largest partnership for the club with Ian Foll,with them contributing 234 against Studham, a hard working batsman from the Athers school of batting, a hard man to get out, and can produce the big shots when it is required.

John Rowbotham

Stats:

Name: John Rowbotham

Nickname: Jonno, Johnson.

Role: Opening batsman, left arm spin, Saturday vice captain

L/H Batsman L/H Bowler

Best Batting: 101

Best Bowling: 6-36

A solid opening left handed batsman, who is capable of keeping an innings together and getting valuable runs under his belt,providing a good solid start for the team, a very handy left arm orthodox bowler, getting good turn and bounce, a handful for any batsman.

David Papworth

Stats:

Name: David Papworth

Nickname: Didi, Poopworth.

Role: All rounder

R/H Batsman R/H Bowler

Best Batting: 127

Best Bowling: 7-49

A product from the old Aspley youth set up, Didi is a very accomplished number 3 batsman who has also opened, is if not the best, one of the best fielders in the team, always gives his all ,never one to back down, is also useful with the ball. Also looks a bit like Joe Mcelderry.

Ben Savage

Stats:

Name Benedict Savage

Nickname: Benedict, Pascal.The Fridge, Eggs

Role: Middle order batsman

L/H Batsman L/H Bowler

Best Batting: 105

Best Bowling: 5-54

Benedict Savage is a young promising batsman a former under 16 captain, and one of our overseas players as he qualifies for being French, a good club man who is in duel with club captain in a series of challenges,loves a chinese from Sun Kwong, also took the worse five wicket haul since Ed Giddins' one against Zimbabwe.

Rob Harrison

Stats:

Name: Rob Harrison

Nickname: Bobby, Bobla, Harrison, Bresnan

Role: Sunday Captain, Bowler

R/H Batsman R/H Bowler

Best Batting: 132

Best Bowling: 4-17

The new Sunday captain taking over from Dave Quick is a young bowler who can move the ball both ways, is making a name for himself at the club, winning the Sunday bowling cup for the 2008 and 2009 season, can also hit a few lusty blows down in the tail, very quick in the field with a good arm. Likes to use the phrase to be fair and also knows more stats than anyone in the club!

Adrian Pricket

Stats:

Name: Adrian Pricket

Nickname: Pricket, Ade

Role: All rounder

R/H Batsman R/H Bowler

Best Batting: 84*

Best Bowling: 10-48

Another long serving member of the team, a first change or opening bowler, winning the bowling cup many times, took all ten wickets against Milton Bryan in 1999, bats down the order and can change the game in a flash, much like his unbeaten 68 match winning innings in 2008 at North Crawley.

Richard Armstrong

Stats:

Name: Richard Armstrong

Nickname: Ritchy Arm, Guy Ritchie, Ritchy

Role: Club Umpire, Scorer

R/H Batsman L/H Bowler

Best Batting: 40

Best Bowling: N/A ( but he has taken the wicket of Ian Foll in the Vice presidents game)

Possibly the most popular guy in the club, Ritchy has had a playing career including being the Sunday vice captain under Jim Watson, and a highlight of taking the wicket of the one and only Ian Foll in the vice presidents game. Is now the club umpire and scorer, never stops working for the club and is a real treasure to the Guise. 

Club Address

Aspley Guise CC
The Common

West Hill,

Aspley Guise,

Milton Keynes

MK17 8DX

This week's Fixtures

Tuesday 21st May

Under 14s - Dunstable (Home) - League

 

Wednesday 22nd May

Midweek XI - The Mansion House (Away) - Cup

 

Thursday 23rd May

Under 16s - Dunstable (Away) - League

 

Saturday 25th May

1st XI - Eggington (Home) - League

2nd XI - Cublington (Away) - League

 

Sunday 26th May

Sunday 1sts - Leighton Buzzard Town (Home) - League

Under 12s - Ampthill Town B (Home) - League

Last week's Results

Wednesday 15th May

Midweek XI - Guru Nanak Gurdwara (Home) - Lost by 60 Runs

 

Thursday 16th May

Under 16s - Milton Bryan (Home) - Lost by 76 Runs

Friendly XI - Clifton Reynes (Away) - Won by 5 Wickets

 

Sunday 19th May

Sunday 1sts - Ickleford (Away) - Won by 5 Wickets

Under 10s - Eaton Bray (Home) - Lost by 75 Runs

Under 12s - Biggleswade (Away) - Lost by 12 Runs

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