| Name |
Ray Wood |
| Alias |
Chirpy |
| Born |
Yes |
| Birth place |
Portsmouth |
| Star sign |
Virgo |
| Role |
MRA, RHB |
| Most memorable match |
Derek Philpot and Bruce Lomax |
| Worst match |
Bruce Lomax and myself |
| Cricketing heroes |
Bruce and Derek |
| Greatest influence |
Alcohol |
| Current players admired |
Shaun Pollock and John Powell |
| Young cricketers for the future |
Bruce Lomax |
| Favourite ground |
Adultery for divorce and North Walls |
| Least favourite ground |
Mud, or Wickham's cabbage patch |
| Cricketing ambitions |
To recapture my youth |
| Main complain about cricket |
Not being able to capture the form of my youth |
| Who are you closest friends within the game |
Anyone who'll buy me a pint afterwards |
| Most embarrassing moment |
When umpiring once giving someone out for
hitting the ball twice, it was legitimate and nearly caused a punch up |
| What would you be doing now if you were not in
cricket |
Wishing I was still playing |
| Which 2 people outside the game would you most
like to meet |
Cameron Diaz and Tanita Tikarum |
| Who outside cricket would you least like to meet |
Michael Winner |
| What do you never leave home without |
The front door key |
| Who would you have liked to have been in a
former life |
Homer Simpson |
| Any superstitions |
Not really, perhaps I should... |
| Hobbies and interests |
Keeping my ex-wife in the manner to which she is
accustomed and seriously, my children |
| Most prized possessions |
My virginity |
| Other sports or sports people followed |
Football, snooker, badminton |
| Favourite TV program |
The Simpson, League of Gentlemen and Time Team |
| Favourite film |
Alien, Aliens |
| Favourite actor/actress |
Robert Carlisle and Sigourney Weaver |
| If you were given £1000 to buy clothes, what
would you buy |
New cricket whites, a decent pair of boots,
Jeans and a balaclava helmet to put on back to front |
| Favourite food |
Anything free or curry, but especially free
curry |
| Favourite drink |
Ditto above, but quantity is important, pints,
not shorts |
| Favourite holiday place |
Anywhere in the main offices from what I've
heard, anywhere warm and full of naked crumpet |
| Favourite hotel |
Anywhere near a beach full of naked crumpet |
| Newspapers and magazines read |
The Independent and Viz |
| Favourite author |
Stephen King |
| Future career |
About to test life 'in the real world', God help
me |
| What frightens you most |
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| Motto in life |
Try to be positive, especially about people. |
