Nick Read ... ladies man

Those of you who have wondered as to the whereabouts of Nick Read will be cheered to learn that he has been on the OCCC cricket tour of Australia. Reado has spent much of the tour on the beach and has been extremely concerned at the amount of valuable sunbathing time he has had to spend in whites. But while in the Whitsundays, Reado was signed up by a modelling agency and was taken away from his fellow tourists for some ... er ... tasteful posing. We will do all we can to bring you the results ...

John Hothersall dies aged 72

We are sad to report the death of John Hothersall on March 11 at the age of 72. John was a stalwart of the lower sides for more than two decades, and was one of the first regular non Old Cranleighans to play for the club - like his son, Myles, he was an Old Georgian. John was once famously sent off for addressing an umpire in latin. Having been chopped remorselessly by a rustic forward, John complained to the umpire who told him to get on with the game. Displaying his classical education, John replied (in latin) "We who are about to die salute Caesar". The umpire, obviously not a classicist, took umbrage and red carded John for foul language.

Alternative fitness tips

Before Christmas we had Ed Breton's training tips ... now we have an unnamed goalkeeper's pre-match routine (don't the days of Knappy banning Friday night drinking seem along time ago).

Friday PM - Get bladdered
Sat 0730 Woken in front garden of St Albans house by angry householder demanding that you get off his lawn
1100 Somehow stumble back to London flat
1130 Woken by angry captain demanding that you leave with him for game
1330 Start game
1340 OC back asked by opposition forward if keeper is OK after fourth goal goes in past mumbling wreck in keeping kit
1500 Final whistle, 13 conceded but so drunk that game will not be remembered
1800 Feeling better, get on it again.