BEN GIRLING COMBINED COLLEGES & CIRENCESTER CC
PLAYER INFORMATION:
NAME BEN GIRLING
DOB 2/2/1993
HEIGHT 6 FT 3 INS
BATS/BOWLS – RIGHT ARM OPENING BOWLER
PROFILE
HOMETOWN – BORN IN CHELTENHAM, GREW UP IN CARACAS VENEZUELA
NICKNAMES – BEEG, SKID, NICKLAS, NICKY
CRICKET ROLE – OPENING BOWLER, MOTIVATOR
OVERSEAS TOUR – ITALY, ENGLAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, GERMANY, WALES AND THE ISLE OF MAN
CRICKET CLUB – COMBINED COLLEGES CC AND CIRENCESTER CRICKET CLUB
BEST BATTING PERFORMANCE – 55 NOT OUT IN A 135 RUN UNBROKEN PARTNERSHIP WITH JAKE SUNDERLAND
BEST BOWLING PERFORMANCE – 6 FOR 17, ONCE GOT 6 WICKETS IN A ROW FOR THE LOSS OF NO RUNS IN GARDEN CRICKET
HIGHLIGHTS OF CAREER – REPRESENTING SPAIN AT ALL AGES, BEATING ISRAEL FOR THE 3RD/4TH PLACE SPOT IN GERMANY AND WINNING THE T20 TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR
CRICKETING HERO – MOHAMMAD AMIR
MOST AMUSING MOMENT ON A CRICKET PITCH – ME AND ANOTHER TEAM MATE LAYING DOWN IN THE FIELD IN THE LAST OVER WHENOUR OPPONENTS NEEDED 50 PLUS TO WIN
WORST CRICKETING MOMENTS – LOSING TO BELGIUM IN 2008 IN A GAME WE SHOULD HAVE WON
FAVOURITE CD GOLD (ABBA) THRILLER (MICHAEL JACKSON) AND S CLUB 7
FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMME AND FILM – EMMERDALE OR EMBARRASING FAT BODIES TEEN SPECIAL, MR BEAN GOES TO AMERICA
FAVOURITE TIPPLE – BAILEYS OR SNAKEBITE
FAVOURITE MEAL AND RESTAURANT – CRICKET TEAS AT THE SI BAR
PREFERRED ROOM MATE – THE GERMAN COACH
IF YOU COUL STEAL A CRICKETING ATTRIBUTE FROM A TEAM MATE WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY ? I WOULD STEAL CALLUM MURPHY´S BOWLING POWERS. HIS FLIGHT AND GUILE ARE SOMETHING TO BEHOLD.
