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A Guide to Nazeing Common Cricket Club Players Nicknames As the Club is currently going through a tremendous period where we appear to be attracting a huge amount of new members, I thought it appropriate to give everyone a guide to N.C.C.C. Nicknames, both past and present. Over the years, a number of the names have been acquired as a result of fantastic efforts on the pitch i.e. “The Destroyer”, “Scamp” and “Bucket” etc. Whilst others have been acquired for their fantastic efforts off the pitch i.e. “Tubs”, “Djemba Djemba” and “Shagga”!!!! Some of the nicknames are obvious, “Boothy” and “Macca” for instance but others less so, “Bunty” and “Flatty” for example, unless of course you’ve ever seen them play the noble game! At the end of the day, the list should be a good excuse to recall many cricketing tales of yore and ask, exactly how did “The Bishop of Bath and Wells” become a member of Nazeing Common Cricket Club? If anyone can think of anyone or any nickname I’ve missed out, let me know and I’ll amend the list, cheers. Sturds Senior Here goes: Aki Achillea – Ak Micky Alldridge – Tubs, Tubby Bear David Atkinson – Acko, Atko Pete Barker – Barks, Barkerman, Pistol Pete, Pastey, Ging (but doesn’t respond to either of these last two!) Neil Barrie – Shagga (but not if Wendy’s around, eh Danesie!), The Scottish Goalkeeper Michael Blair - Blairsy Andy Booth – Boothy Trevor Bowdler – Binky Richard Boyask – Richie B Dave Brett – Bretty Tom Burns – The Destroyer, Burns the Destroyer, Burnsie, Vic, Rossi (don’t know why, ask Danesie) Steve Chatwin – Chats, Chatters David Cooper – Coops Simon Cooper – Coops Howard Cracknell – H Aidan Crowley – Pads, Aidy Bjorn Cunningham - Ginge, Skippy Darren Dack – Dackers, Dazza (or if he’s calling for a ball in the outfield “DAZZA”) Pete Danes – Danesie, The Legend Andy Darvill – Darvs John Dutton – Dutts, Johnny Dutts Ross Edwards – The Frigate (mini destroyer), Rossie, Sigur Paul Elby – Shrek, Shrekkie, Scamp, Spanner (and any other nickname beginning with S, apart from Harry Hill) Barry Ferguson – Bazza, Baz Iain Fleming – Flemmers Pete Green – Green Pea Peter Green (son of Brian Green) – Legumes (Danesie, you’ve got a lot to answer for!) Joe Grewal - Ginger Joe and Ginge Pinder Grewal – Pin, Pind Pete Hollow – Bucket, Buck Michael Jobber – Jobber!!! (Are you sure we can’t do better than that) Paul Johnson – Dropper, Johnners, Dropper Johnson, Bunty, Bunts, Coach, PJ Andy Kadwill – Kadders, Kads, Big Kaddy Malcolm Lee – Uncle Malcolm, Malky Ricky Light – Sid, Light Bulb (Thank Danesie again!!), Rickster Rob Mackie – Scottish Goalie, Cymbals Graham Martindale – Odi, O.D.F. , Ol’ Dirty Feet Graham McDonnell – Macca, Mac, Rude Boy Alistair Melvill – Ali, Al John Melvill – John Boy Graeme Montgomery – Monty, Monts, Monster, Djemba Djemba, Georgie Georgie, Georgie Porgie Ron Morley – Flatty, Grandad, Pernod Ron, Grumpy Craig Morris – Rocks, Rocket Kevin Murphy – Murph, Spermy (A whale reference, I think), King Dong (not a whale reference) Andy Neave – Embryo Richard Neave – Embryo , Richy Richard Parsley – Parse, Parsley Arse Mike Plume – Plumey, Plumester, Inzi, Albert Dave Porter – Skunky, Pepe, Pepe le Pew, Pyscho Lewis Porter - Ginge, Portaloo, Peanut Dan Reese – Sleepy , Bagpuss John Robins – JR Christian Rowntree – Fletch Ian Shambrook – Shambers Dominic Stone – Dommo, Sharon Mark Sturdy – Sturds, Skip, Captain Finish Adam Sturdy – Sturdz, Ads, Todd Sturdy – Sturds, Tea Bag Ed Taylor – One Ticket, ET, Ginge Sam Thornborrow – Thorny Lee Walker – Leesy Bob Waters – Bobo Simon Wells – The Bishop, The Bishop of Bath and Wells Graham Woods – Woodsie, The Ginger Chimp Matt Young – Youngie Phil Young – Youngie, The Carlsberg Express
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