Overseas Umpires

John Bell
It was really great to have Bellie back last year and just to prove that he can still get around without his 'quad bike', he's with us for this year's tournament. For newcomers, the Laird of Marchwiel was involved, as a player and as captain of the Drifters, in the inaugural Sixes in 1988, but has more recently graduated to the heavenly realms of the Umpires's tent, where his authority is unquestioned and he buys the beers without any quibbling! But there is a downside to things; he is bringing his son, James, with him again, who did such a good job baby-sitting the old fellow last year and liked Chiangmai so much and even enjoyed being a Wombat. I've been told not to mention the old " How's that, dad?" "Out, son." Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more!!

Peter Gray
Uncle Fester keeps turning up! He likes it so much in Chiangmai and is arriving early again just to get into the swing of things and to polish the glasses before the Earl's arrival. He did more than enough last year in the sycophantic stakes to retain his very
important position in the Wombatshire retinue!

Geoff Gooch
The Sheriff of Nottingham is back. Naughty Wombats, sinning Schlungers and all other deviants, BEWARE. His two now well-worn hips have rejuvenated him and he's swinging and swigging with the best of them.

Paul Jones
Hagar will be here as usual, increasing the annual profits of Chiangmai's innkeepers, taverners, bar-owners and anyone else involved in the distribution of liquor. The more stringent laws involving drinking hours now current in Thailand hopefully will have little effect on his enthusiasm for coming here and his love for the Chiangmai Sixes

K.T. Francis
K.T. had such an amazing time the year before last that he's returned just to make sure it was really true:- Did Hagar actually say that to me? Was that the Earl's 'Golden Nectar' I saw Uncle pouring craftily away? Could somebody translate (a) what Garry says, (b) what Goochie says and (c) is the Earl really an Earl? Welcome back, K.T.

Jim Middleton
Without Big Jim, Chiangmai Sixes wouldn't be the same. This is his 17th tournament and he's still only 26!! A very busy man these days, in spite of Sars and Asian Bird Flu, as he jets around S.E. Asia and down to South Africa laying artificial pitches and tracks wherever needed.

Garry Snashall
It's good to have our W.A. representative, Garry the Snash, back again with us and as always he will be immaculate sartorially all the tournament and at his best socially at the Sugar Shack bar!!!

Herb Whitlock
Herb. aka George Formby, is an indispensable member of the happy band of blind and deaf brethren. He has for the last four years flown in from U.K. just to spend a week in the Umpires's tent with his old pals, and then to return to Formby country where he bemoans the fact that it will be 51 more weeks till he strides onto the Chiangmai greensward or slinks into Spotlight again.

'Local' Umpires

Jack Dunford and David Hall
It's great to welcome these 2 British Clubbers from Bangkok (David somewhat less British than before has removed to Oz and learned how to raise one digit instead of two). Years ago, in the dim mists of time, about the time of the big bang , these two were involved at the start of Sixes Cricket, with Adrian Gundlach and Myles De Vries down at the RBSC, and other famous night clubs.... They are going to spend their week between the Umpires's lair and the Scorers' box. Just think of the number of times they are going to have to pass the Wombats' tent and tell the Earl they're teetotal!!!

Tony Gough
Still hanging around various dubious places in Phuket, like the English pub clone - "The Green Man" - super food (is this a commercial? Ed) - and still turning up in Chiangmai once a year to check on his mis-begotten gang.