Ios Malakas team photo, 2006

RAY 'LEMON' MATTI - FINEST DUTCH CRICKETER SINCE THAT STRANGE GEEEZER THAT PLAYED FOR THE DRIFTERS, WILL NO DOUBT BE KEPT VERY BUSY PROBABLY MOVING HOUSE AGAIN OR ATTENDING TO ONE OF HIS MANY ENGAGEMENTS!!

STEVE 'DUCK' FOWLER - 1ST TOUR AS A MARRIED MAN, CONGRATS TO OH AS WELL.THIS REFORMED MAN HAS NOT HAD A BET SINCE THE HAMMERS LAST WON KIN AGES AGO, IN FACT WE ARE EXPECTING A VISIT FROM NORRIS TO CONFIRM HIS ENTRY IN THE GUINESS BOOK ANYDAY, MAY EVEN SCORE SOME RUNS THIS YEAR FOR A CHANGE.

MARTY 'C-HEAD' BURNS - LAST YEAR HAD A GREAT TOUR EASILY WINNING THE SID AWARD , AND CARRYING THE MALAKASON AND OFF THE PITCH. ANYONE NEEDING A MOTOR BIKE OR HOSPITAL VISIT MARTY IS YOUR MAN

MAX 'ANIMAL' OSMAN - COULD THIS BE THE 5TH MALAKA TO TAKE THE PLUNGE INTO WEDDED BLISS? OBVIOUSLY NOT BUSY ENOUGH AT WORK!! SHOULD GET HELP FROM JIMMY IN THE FIELD, WE ARE EXPECTING A FEW LUSTY SIXES FROM MAX AS HE HAS BEEN SPOTTED PRACTISING. MAJOR FINE COMING UP.

'FATBOY' - YES HE'S BACK!! AFTER 2 YEARS, THE 1ST MALAKA TO TAKE THE PLUNGE. IT IS NO COINCIDENCE BAR TAKINGS HAVE BEEN OFF NOT TO MENTION SOME PRETTY ORDINARY MALAKA DISPLAYS, OUR PROUD DAD WILL NO DOUBT BE MORE THAN READY TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME.

RICHARD '      '  WYBROW - THE QUIET MALAKA, HOPEFULLY HE HAS INVESTED IN A PAIR OF GLASSES FOR THIS YEAR AS HE IS AS BLIND AS A BAT, WHICH ANYONE WATCHING HIM BAT DOESNT NEED TELLING. ANYONE GOT A BALL WITH A BELL IN IT?????????

JOHN 'GLASSES' BELLINGER - ANY EXCUSE TO GET OUT OF PNG, MUST BE THE ONLY PERSON THAT COMES TO BANGKOK TO GET RID OF TROPICAL DISEASES, AND HE'S TRIED THEM ALL! THIS ELEGANT STROKE MAKER RARELY PUTS THE BALL IN THE AIR, IN FACT HE RARELY MAKES ANY CONTACT WITH THE BALL!! HOPEFULLY WILL NOT NEED TO BOWL TOO OFTEN AS THE TOURNIE ONLY LASTS A WEEK!!

BEN 'CRASH TEST DUMMY' ANTES - HE WILL HAVE YOU IN STITCHES, LITERALLY DON'T GET TOO CLOSE HE IS A WALKING DISASTER AREA, WHO ELSE GETS 28 STITCHES FALLING OUT OF BED!!

HENRYK 'BUZZ OFF' VAN KATWYJK - SPONSOR OF THE PAS OP BANNERS EXPERIANCING CRICKET FOR THE 1ST TIME SO SHOULD BE SUITABLY CONFUSED SOON ENOUGH. SURE TO BE FOUND AT THE BAR TRYING TO GET HOLD OF SOME DECENT PLONK.

DAG, KENNY & KLAES ' THE THREE STOOGES' - OUR SWEDISH SECTION BROUGHT ESPECIALLY TO KEEP THE BAR STAFF BUSY, INFACT THEY WILL KEEP ALL BARS BUSY, ESPECIALLY THE ONES WITH LADY BOY WORKERS, APPARENTLY A SWEDISH FAVOURITE JUST LIKE ABSOLUT VODKA OR A RIDE IN A VOLVO.

CHRIS 'NORMAN STANLEY' JOHNNO - ANOTHER RECENTLY MARRIED MALAKA AND PROUD PARENT. CAN NOT BE HERE THIS YEAR AS HE HAS A PRIOR ENGAGEMENT AT HER MAJESTYS PLEASURE,SHOULD BE BACK IN 2009WITH TIME OFF FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR.

JIMMY 'MALAKA' TUBBERFIELD - HAS LONG THREATENED TO COME TO CHIANG MAI FROM IOS AND HAS FINALLY MADE IT NOW THAT ALL HIS CRICKET SKILLS HAVE BEEN LONG FORGOTTEN, SURELY WORTHY OF A PLACE IN THE MIGHTY MALAKA LINE UP. AN EARLY FAVOURITE FOR THE SID AWARD, JIMMY ALSO SELLS CRICKET GEAR ON E BAY AND PROMISES GREAT DEALS FOR ALL INTERESTED IN THE LATEST FREDDIED FLINSTONE GEAR. JIMMY IS PROOF THAT THE MALAKAS YOUTH POLICY IS FINALLY PAYING OFF AND HE WILL BE OUR ONLY CHIANG MAI VIRGIN THIS TOUR. DID I MENTION THAT JIMMY IS BLONDE?

SID 'THE BANKER' MOOHAN - THIS LIFELONG INSURANCE MAN HAS NEVER TAKEN A CHANCE ON ANYTHING THAT DIDN'T HAVE AT LEAST 3 LEGS, HAS GONE COMPLETELY OFF THE RAILS, NEED AN UNSECURED LOAN ? SID'S YER MAN, FANCY A HOLIDAY NO WORRIES CALL SID!! HE HAS BEEN FRONTINGMONEY TO SOME VERY QUESTIONABLE PEOPLE, MAYBE HE IS BEHIND THE TAKE OVER AT UPTON PARK? AT LEAST BRINGING THE DUCK IS A SHREWD DEAL. WILL HAVE SOME STIFF COMPETITION FOR THE SID AWARD BUT AS PER USUAL HE HAS ONE HAND ON THE TROPHY ALREADY, VERY HAPPY TO BE GETTING A BREAK FROM THE HAPPY HAMMERS FOR A WHILE.

MARTIN 'THE GUV'NER' INCE - A LATE ADDITION TO THE MALAKAS SQUAD, THE GUV' IS NOT RELATED TO THE FOOTBALLER JUDAS [INCE], THEY JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE THE SAME NAME AND NICKNAME, JUDAS HAS A BETTER TAN! CLAIMS HE WILL NEED A RUNNER .... WHAT MALAKA DOESN'T????

LUCKILY ANDY LEA COULDN'T MAKE IT THIS YEAR OR THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME INTERNAL CONFLICT AS THE GUV' WAS A DIRECTOR AT ROVER WHEN HE WAS LAID OFF, AND ANDY HATES ALL BAGGIE FANS FOR GOOD MEASURE!!

we also have DAVE unavailable due to a recent wedding that makes 6 recent weddings!! RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE MALAKAS GREAT DUCK RECORD!!