CLUB CHARACTERS ....."Who's who" around the club ! 12 of 21

12. JOHN FRANKHAM


Club role : Elder statesman / mentor

Previous clubs : Passfield, Capital, Netley Sports

Batting style : Aggressive.......if it's there to hit, hit it !

Bowling style : Grenades ! Rarely used, but quite effective

Best cricketing moment : Scoring my first 50 in 2000 and winning South East Regional Division 3 with Netley Sports in 2007

Worst cricketing moment : Being run out for a duck without facing a ball in the T W Green cup final back in 1996......we lost by 5 runs !

Funniest cricketing moment : A game being halted by a "lost" hot air balloon at Doncaster Farm. Simon Kelly being bowled when attempting a reverse sweep !

Favourite ground : Hambledon (the home of cricket)

Least favourite ground : St Marys in Basingstoke

Favourite post match pub : The Cricketers opposite Doncaster Farm......I spent a lot of my youth there

Least favourite post match pub : None......it's not possible !

5 favourite cricketers : Robin Smith, Gordon Greenidge, Shane Warne, James Vince and Chris James (lol)