Clive Ricks (@CliveRicks) profile picture

Likes cricket, travelling (esp. travelling abroad to watch cricket!) and decent red wine

Joined March 2013
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Looking forward to the Cherwell League Dinner tonight without the usual burden of last-minute organisational problems! Retirement rules!
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Thanks for all the kind and supportive comments following my resignation as CL Chair; I'm sure the league will go from strength to strength.
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Guess who scored a cool 34* for Horspath 4 - 12 year old debutant Alfie Turner or the old git FIVE times his age?!!!
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Contrary to rumours, I will not be standing for the newly vacant post as Secretary of HCPCL and I hope Mr Tomlin's successor is unsalaried.
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Great Springsteen show last night spoilt by a dreadful sound system at Wembley #heartheboss
Playoffs - crap! Best team in the Championship fails to make the Premiership thanks to injuries and dire refereeing! Up the Seagulls!
Looking forward to playing against Aussie 60+ at Aston Rowant tomorrow (12.30) - who is this Merv Hughes anyway?!
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Back from Nepal (Kathmandu airport closed for 4 days as they couldn't drag a broken plane off the runway!). A great trekking experience.
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Excellent - more signings for the Oxfordshire 60+ side perhaps (slow reactions a prerequisite)!!!@Cherwellcricket
Given England's recent dire sporting efforts I suggest next time we play football v New Zealand, rugby v Sri Lanka and cricket v Costa Rica
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Apparently cricketer Sachithra Senanayake is making a Sri Lankan cover version of the ABBA hit 'Chiquitita' - it's called Chucker Cheater!
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Sunday - bitterly disappointed to discover that it wasn't Michael Gove who got his face smashed by Carl Froch - wrong smug git!!
Friday - shocked to see the Secretary of State for Education is challenging for the world super-middleweight title (hope he gets pummelled!)
Sadly the Cherwell League match v OCA is off today. Thanks to Horspath for their efforts to get the game on - their bar is open at noon!
All's good; Seagulls in the play-off places and Sussex CCC start with wins against the big boys - Middlesex, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire!!
Someone told me Ashley Giles would make a great England coach but fortunately I realised it was April Fools' Day!
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If you want to help stop 200 houses being built on Green Belt land around Cumnor Cricket Club please go to: justgiving.com/SaveCumnorGre… Thanks
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Happy Christmas to all and may your New Year wishes come true - I'll just settle for one Test victory in 2014! R.I.P. Swanny.
Three more poor shots - it's too easy for the Aussies. They just post two men deep, bowl short and we give them catching practice. Pathetic.