| Name |
Neil
Pettman |
| Alias |
Flipper |
| Born |
26th
March 1965 |
| Birth
place |
Burgh
Heath, Surrey |
| Star
sign |
Aries |
| Role |
Treasurer
and all rounder (can't bat, can't field) |
| Most
memorable match |
Hitting
the winning runs in the Mayors match which I don't think we've won since |
| Worst
match |
All
other matches where I get naught |
| Cricketing
heroes |
Ian
Botham, of course |
| Greatest
influence |
Alcohol |
| Current
players admired |
Nasser
Hussain and anyone who plays for Surrey |
| Young
cricketers for the future |
Jack
'Son of Flipper' Pettman |
| Favourite
ground |
Bridgetown
Oval, Barbados |
| Least
favourite ground |
Kings
Somborne |
| Cricketing
ambitions |
To score
fifty for Castaways, all in one match, not the season |
| Main
complain about cricket |
I can't
play it |
| Who
are you closest friends within the game |
Mike
Atherton, old friend, shared a cab with him |
| Most
embarrassing moment |
Being
forced to bowl last season, although I did have a catch dropped |
| What
would you be doing now if you were not in cricket |
I didn't
know that playing for Castaways amounted to being in cricket |
| Which
2 people outside the game would you most like to meet |
Heather
Locklear and Tony Blair |
| Who
outside cricket would you least like to meet |
Saddam
Hussain |
| What
do you never leave home without |
My cigarettes |
| Who
would you have liked to have been in a former life |
Thinner |
| Any
superstitions |
Loads,
like saluting magpies and not crossing knives |
| Hobbies
and interests |
Golf,
rugby, any sport |
| Most
prized possessions |
My car |
| Other
sports or sports people followed |
Rugby
is my main sport, and I'm considering starting to play it again |
| Favourite
TV program |
The
Royle Family, Blackadder |
| Favourite
film |
Rocky,
The Jungle Book, Life of Brian |
| Favourite
actor/actress |
Eddie
Murphy, Jennifer Aniston |
| If you
were given £1000 to buy clothes, what would you buy |
A designer
jacket |
| Favourite
food |
Curry |
| Favourite
drink |
Southern
Comfort |
| Favourite
holiday place |
Maldives |
| Favourite
hotel |
None |
| Newspapers
and magazines read |
FHM |
| Favourite
author |
A.A.Milne |
| Future
career |
Self
made millionaire in computer industry |
| What
frightens you most |
|
| Motto
in life |
'Enjoy
life' |
