Ken Newman
Role: Tell me where to stand, and when to bat and I’ll do it.
Date of Birth: A long time after Shanksy, probably by 40 years.
Height: 6ft
Nickname: Disco
Occupation: Development Engineer, Virgin Atlantic
Fletching Debut: 2001
Highest Score: 29
Best Bowling: 3 for 21 on a Sunday.
Favourite Food: Chinese
Favourite Film: Where Eagles Dare
Favourite Football Club: Support the local club. Brighton & Hove Albion of course. No plastic Mancs in our house!
Favourite Book: Any WW2 biography
Favourite TV Programme: 10pm Freeview
Most Embarrasing Moment: Running out Gibbo in my first game - he hadn’t even faced a ball.
What was the CD/Record you first purchased: Enya
Most memorable moment playing for Fletching: Clearing the barn at Pett
Most admired Fletching player (and why?): Derek Durrant - for making a bad shot look good - or was that the other way round?
If you were down to your last £10 how would you spend it?: Donation towards a new cricket jumper for Dave Hollings