Cookham Dean Cricket Club 1st XI squad

1st XI
Ben Millar Member profile

Captain : Ben Millar

Captained the age group sides as a youngster with great success, leading the team to a number of impressive victories. Kept wicket for Berkshire colts and the Cookham Dean first team from the age of 14, but has now been forced to concentrate on opening the batting due to a finger injury. Made his highest first team score of 116* at home to Chenies & Latimer in 2009, as Cookham Dean chased down 260.
Players
Christian Austin Member profile Christian Austin
A genuine character, Christian is one of the longest serving members of the first team and is now the club's League Representative. He enjoyed a sensational 2007 season with the ball, leading to him winning the player's player award. Is also a good lower middle order batsman, and averaged around 40 in the promotion-winning 2006 season.
Richard Bibby Member profile Richard Bibby
Richard bowls big in-swingers and regularly took the new ball for the first team during the promotion-winning season of 2006. Made four first team appearances in 2008 for the 1st team but spent most of the season as a key bowler for the 2nds, often bowling long spells. Appointed Saturday 2nd team captain for 2009 and had an outstanding first season in the role as his team claimed the league title comfortably while he claimed a remarkable 46 wickets at 13.78.
Tom Bibby Member profile Tom Bibby
Tom is an ex-colts captain and two-time Colt of the Year winner. A versatile batsman and a genuinely good fielder, he is an established first-team player. Enjoyed his best ever season with the bat in 2008 and extended this prolific form into the 2009 and 2010 seasons striking around 1500 runs in each season. Offers variety to the attack with his leg-spin as a potential partnership breaker and in recent years has also started to keep wicket. Elected club captain at the 2008 players meeting.
Patrick Castleden Member profile Patrick Castleden
A young batsman with a bright future, Patrick has played regular
Sunday cricket since 2007 and made a number of appearances in the Saturday 2nds 6A League title campaign in 2009. Scored his first senior century at the age of 14 for the Sunday 2nds against Holyport. Made his Saturday 1st team debut in 2010 and played in the promotion winning side of 2011.  Goes by the nickname of barbie.
George Edlin Member profile George Edlin
Joined the club at the beginning of the 2009 season and has made a very good start establishing his place as first team opening batsman. He is an aggressive batsman who scores his runs quickly and he scored 83* on his league debut against Reading 3s.
Sav Gandesha Member profile Sav Gandesha
The Ravi Bopara of the Thames Valley League, Sawan has played in the first team since 2005, and established himself as a top order batsman in 2006. He has scored hundreds against Hurley and Grayshott, and also bowls useful off-spin. Nephew of ex-first team player Bipin Patel, and the son of Raj Gandesha. Struggled with the bat in recent years but his bowling has become increasingly crucial, and he claimed a first TVL five wicket haul against Royal Ascot in 2009.
Clive Lambden Member profile Clive Lambden
Clive is currently the longest serving member of the first team, and has been a consistent run scorer in recent years, topping the batting averages in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Also keeps wicket, and is known for his ridiculous and often irrelevant comments behind the stumps.
Godwill Mamhiyo Member profile Godwill Mamhiyo

“Here is a player making his way in the game the right way. Having captained his country since the age of eleven, Godwill has a fantastic cricketing brain for such a young man.

A dominant right handed batsman, he looks to rotate strike and take the game to the opposition and can adapt easily to changing situations.

Godwills reference comes from none other than Dave Houghton, the record holding Zimbabwean cricketer which speaks volumes for the caliber of this player.

With the ball Godwill bowls very effective off break with many variations and again will adapt his style to suit the game….attack or defend!!

Not relevant to cricket, he has represented his country at Hockey which shows how much of an athlete he is!"

Rob Mettler Member profile Rob Mettler
Quick bowler and handy batsman who bats anywhere in the order, Rob established himself as a regular in the Saturday 2nd XI in 2008 and 2009. He enjoyed an outstanding end to the 2009 season, claiming his first senior five wicket haul at Hayes. Unfortunately missed the entire of the 2010 league season with injury but will be looking to make 1st XI appearances in 2011.
Rory Millar Member profile Rory Millar
Rory has been an established top-order 1st team batsmen for several seasons and topped the averages for the side in their recent promotion winning season to TVL Division 2a in 2011. No longer has the confidence to bowl after getting the yips, but he has developed into arguably the best fielder at Ricketts Field.
Chris Nunn Member profile Chris Nunn
Re-joined the club to the delight of many club members, most notably David Stringer, in 2006. A canny medium pacer and a reputation as a hard-hitting batsman. Turns out for Odney on a Sunday,
Aaron O'Donoghue Member profile Aaron O'Donoghue
A former Stokenchurch player who joined the Dean permanently in 2009 after playing some Sundays in 2008.

He bowls at a good pace and can also provide some useful runs down the lower order, making a fine start to his CDCC league career in the 2nd team in partnership with skipper Richard Bibby. He took a remarkable 8-36 to destroy the Aldershot 2s batting lineup in 2009. This spell of bowling led to 2nd XI stalwart Andy Pett calling him "The Terminator!"
Tom Wells-Cole Member profile Tom Wells-Cole
Tom joined the club in 2008 and after doing well on Sundays Tom got a run in the 2nd XI towards the end of the 2009 season. Despite initially struggling for the 2s, two successive centuries for the 3rds in 2010 saw him regain his confidence and he has since established himself at the top of the order for the 2nds and later made his 1st XI debut in 2010. Also scored the first colts century for the u15's against Wargrave.
Performance history
SeasonMatchesWonDrawnTiedLostCancelledAbandoned
All1896628069818
20139400320
2012246301041
2011251310623
2010259301201
2009279501003
2008251120903
200719460702
200618750303
200517330902

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