Ladies and Gentleman
Inspired by a regular feature in All Out Cricket magazine, every Friday we will be giving you the opportunity to look inside the mind of a Maldon CC member via our 20 Questions. To kick us off.....
Ladies & Gentleman.............................MICHAEL SMITH
1 Describe yourself in one word.
I’ve been told humorous
2 What word or phrase do you most overuse?
Why the hell did I hit it there!!!!!!!
3 What is your idea of happiness?
Family, friends and a good pint
4 What is your biggest pet hate?
Other teams who don’t play cricket in the right spirit, I play to win but I also think the game should be enjoyed by both teams especially when you have young cricketers coming through and we are want them to enjoy the game and not put them off playing in the future.
5 Which living person do you most admire and why?
My dad, he has always been there for me and given me advice and a helping hand.
6 What would be your fancy dress costume of choice?
Top Gun officers uniform
7 If you were an animal, what would you be?
3 toed sloth (They live on small islands with no predators, just food and other Sloths)
8 What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen?
My boys when they were born
9 Which 3 people would you invite to your dream dinner party?
David (Bumble) Lloyd, Nelson Mandela and Holly Willoughbooby
10 Whose windows would you most like to smash?
Simon Cowell’s as he is to blame for most of the rubbish in the charts and on the TV when I’m trying to relax
11 Who would you like to play you in a film of your life?
Shrek or Morgan Freeman
12 What song would you have playing when walking out to bat?
Jump around by House of Pain
13 If you could be one other cricketer for a day, who would you be?
Ben Stokes (but without the ginger hair)
14 What is the first record you bought?
Money for Nothing by Dire Straits
15 Who is your favourite comedian?
Peter Kay
16 What one piece of advice would you give to an U9 colt?
Try your best and enjoy the game
17 What is your favourite cricket tea item?
A good slice of cake with a mug of tea, especially when batting 2nd and being lower down the order.
18 Who is the biggest moaner you have ever played cricket with?
Anyone with the surname Gozzett
19 Where would you most like to watch a test match?
Overseas it would be New Zealand in the UK on the Corinthian Roof Terrace bar at The Oval
20 What is your greatest ever performance on a cricket pitch?
100 not out closely followed by 7 for 47
Next Week, Bolton's favourite son ...........................JIMMY AINSCOUGH
