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Greg Bicknell (Bickers)
The flagship of the Darwin side, can turn the tide of any match on his own,
and as yet has not faced any official match fixing enquiries. Has a unique
'eyes closed' style of fielding honed at many Darwin bars where he feels
eyesight can be an overrated skill compared to touch and taste (holding and
drinking beer). Keen golfer as well who plays off a handicap of 10,
ironically doesn't consider 10 beers before a game of cricket a handicap at
all.
SPECIAL SKILL - The ability to turn invisible and disappear when
needs to
quietly retire from a nights drinking session.
Roger Weckert (shot Roger)
The cloned evil brother to Bickers, rotund figure, no running in the field
rule, love of a beer, he has it all. Veteran tourist with ability and keen
bartering skills should play a leading role in all drink induced cricket
arguments such as 'who is the best striker of a ball in wet and windy
conditions when batting second on the third day of a fourth test?'. He will
know! He can hold an in depth discussion about cricket after drinking
enough to kill a small elephant.
SPECIAL SKILL - Can win a match despite his team mates best efforts
to the
contrary.
Greg Brautigan (Broady)
Young man on the rise (although has been known to fail on occasions in the
bedroom). Has some ability on the field which should see him stand out in
this outfit. Big things expected of him off the track, can drink, speak in
slurred words, find his way home at night, has his name pinned to his shirt
for the hotel staff when he loses the ability to pronounce his own name, he
has all the skills.
SPECIAL SKILLS - Has medical experience, can treat exploding hemorrhoids.
Troy White (Hansie)
2nd tour returning after a stellar start to his international career last
time at Chiang Mai. Has put entire life on hold for the past year purely
training for this event. Should put in the occasional appearance at the
cricket ground where his skills remain modest. Has had discipline problems
in the past missing several team buses and his plane home, and it was these
skills that saw him win Best tourist for the club last time out. Is a dark
horse for most fined player within the team.
SPECIAL SKILL - Over confidence in drinking ability, and projectile
vomiting
when proven to be overconfident.
Steve Tatzenko (Tattsy/Obi-won)
Something of a mentor to aspiring Darwin cricketers, has a sound mind for
the game which comes to the fore when he loses all mobility skills after 72
straight hours of refreshment. Will do the hard yards for the team, has in
the past hidden injuries (broken bones) whilst on tour not wanting to be
sent home early thus letting his team mates down. Has been known to forget
to eat anything whilst on tour. Will provide valuable leadership again to
the younger members of the team.
SPECIAL SKILL - Can communicate his thoughts directly into your mind,
long
after he loses the ability to speak and even nod his head, even after being
technically dead, he can still convey his need for another drink.
Chris Heron (Wally/ The bird)
Perennial nominee for team manager and firm favourite for Highest fines
within team, Wally is an institution within the Darwin side. Official team
sponsor and leading advocate of players right to privacy, although he has
a
seemingly photographic memory for any 'fineable offence' committed at
anytime while on tour. Has a vocabulary range second to none within the
team, in fact he has an entire thesaurus on the word inebriated which is
often used in rapid fire effect late at night. Last name is Heron but
should have been 'Owl', as he is a far bigger danger at night.
SPECIAL SKILL - Seemingly inexhaustible wallet for the payment of
fines,
and some sort of 'out of body' ability where he seems too be able to follow
you around all night knowing what you did, but simply cannot recall where
he was.
Gary Hancock (Gazza/Fatboy wannabe)
Big, powerful, fast, all words used to describe Merv Hughes who is Gary's
favourite player, Gary could be this player if he wasn't constantly
hampered by girlfriends and other non cricketing interests. Hopefully the
solid diet of beer, pig on spit, no sleep, humid conditions, should see
this guy step up in class. Gary is an accomplished tourist with a good
range of Thai words and phrases which he can use when his English fails him
late at night. Been known to produce terrific short videos whilst on tour,
none on cricket however. Has previously roomed on tour with Fatboy, and as
such is highly regarded for maintaining his personal hygiene despite this
handicap.
SPECIAL SKILL - Can pick up women, an almost lost art among fellow
Darwin
players.
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