Mike Taylor
| Profile |
Emmigrated from the effluent south to Birmingham in search of a degree. Reformed Coke addict who has now moved on to Tango and Britvic 55. Currently studying at Birmingham Uni for a PhD and ambition is to continue to sponge off the state until my thirties. |
| Nickname | Yappa / Burble |
| Year joined Harborne | 2001 |
| Previous Clubs | Hurley CC (1988 - 2000) University of Birmingham (1997-2000) |
| Batting | Opening Batsman |
| Bowling | Very occasional left-arm leg spin (Chinamen) |
| Keeping | Try my best but sometimes that ain't good enough! |
| Fielding | Favourite Position? Sent most often? |
| Anywhere that I can canter around the outfield - eg Cover, Midwicket, Slip | |
| Where do you think the teams will finish this season? | |
| Firsts | 4th |
| Seconds | 8th |
| Knots | 1st |
| Croziers | 5th |
| Who do you think will win the Birmingham and District Premier League? | |
| Stratford | |
| Which Cricketer do you most admire? | |
| Graeme Hick - Fantastic batsman when he gets going | |
| What is your favourite Cricketing memory? | |
| Scoring first hundred and 1,000 runs in a season | |
| If we could play songs as you went out to bat, which one would you choose? | |
| Here Comes the Hotstepper , Ini Kamoze | |
| What do you like most about playing for Harborne? | |
| Fantastic Batting Strip | |
| What are your weather predicitions for 2001? | |
| Gloriously warm | |
| What's your worst cricketing moment? | |
| Having to watch Mike Moreton bowl (and field, and bat) | |
| What do you want to achieve this season? | |
| Score more runs on a Saturday than Stephen Moreton | |
| Who would you most like to take your pads off after a long innnings (& why)? | |
| Lene Marlin | |
| How many runs do you think Kevin Pietersen (formerly of Cannock) will score in the County Championship this year? | |
| Don't care | |
| If you were PLAYING AGAINST Harborne.... | |
| ...at which Batsman would you most like to bowl? | |
| Jon Cockcroft, although I'm not sure if he's classed as a batsmen | |
| ...at which Batsman would you least like to bowl? | |
| Simon Gear, he smashes me all over the place in the nets | |
| ...which Bowler would you most like to face? | |
| Steve Moreton's dibbly-dobbly, medium paced bowling with his poorly disguised slower ball and comedy bouncer | |
| ...which Bowler would you least like to face? | |
| Mark Thompson - I don't like bowlers who tell me to 'F**k Off' when I'm having a gentle practice in the nets with him! | |
| What's your favourite Pete Stevens quote or favourite Colonel cricketing memory? | |
| As I'm new to the Club I've never met Pete Stevens but the Colonel's debonair manner has certainly impressed me. | |
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