Role: Right Handed Middle Order Batsman
Nickname: Vin
Barbarians No: 6

Vin has progressed through our second and third teams in recent seasons and has now become a dependable middle order bat for the second eleven. Vin is an elegant stroke maker who can make the game look very easy with shots all around the ground.

His best moment for the club was when he scored his first hundred – he scored 101 not out for the third eleven a couple of seasons ago. Vin has a decent pair of hands and is a decent cover fielder.

HONOURS

The Captains' Award: 2011

Role: Right Handed Middle Order Batsman
Nickname: Geezer, Spalding, George
Barbarians No: 7

Geezer even in his early 40s is still one of the most important players at the club both on and off the field. He does so much work behind the scenes which a lot of club members don’t realise.

He had a brilliant season in 2012 scoring a highly impressive 626 runs at 28.45. He struck four 50s and only Phil Bush scored more runs than him in 2012.

As a Junior he played in the same side as former England batsman Mark Ramprakash and has stayed with the club he joined in the late 1970s.

He is a hard hitting middle order batsman that hits the ball all around the ground. He is brutal against all types of bowling but is particularly savage against spin bowling. He is the best sweepers of a ball at the club, he is able to play all manner of sweep shots hitting the ball all around the leg side.

He has scored 15 centuries for the Borough over the years including a Twenty20 hundred in a Mayor of Harrow game at Pinner coming in at number 5.

As a bowler he started off as a canny off break bowler but his greatest success was as a medium pace seamer for the first and second elevens. Always bowling full and straight, Geezer always concurred with the saying ‘they miss and you hit’. He has plenty of variation and has been a regular wicket taker. Due a shoulder injury which has worsened in recent seasons, Geezer decided to retire from bowling in 2012.

Geezer is still an excellent fielder with a brilliant pair of hands and before a shoulder injury he had one of the longest arms that the club has seen. 

HONOURS

First Eleven Player of the Year: 1998, 2001, 2005
Bowler of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005
The Robbie Cup Award: 2006

Role: Right Arm Fast Medium Bowler
Nickname: Chav, JayDog
Barbarians No: 69

Jay was a revelation in 2011 when he finally emerged from his brother’s shadow and put in some exceptional performances with the ball leading the Second Eleven attack on Saturday’s and the First Eleven on Sundays. He rightly won the Most Improved Player for the club in 2011.

Jay is a swing bowler who bowls with great control and often does an excellent holding job without always getting the wickets that he deserves. He is also a brilliant Twenty20 bowler who is exceptional at bowling at the end of innings.

In 2012, JayDog's performances carried on where he had left off in the previous season picking up 26 wickets at an average of 19.54. The highlight was a 5 wicket haul against South Hampstead 2nds in August.

Chav is a very underrated batsman who very often has to bat at the business end and he does hit a long ball and he is also an excellent fielder. He scored an excellent 50 on tour at Lydney in 2012 which helped set up a close win.

He is a great character off the field due to his comedy and camp dress sense. He is also an excellent cameraman who takes some great photos which appear on this site. 

HONOURS

Most Improved Player of the Year: 2011

Role: Right Arm Fast Bowler
Nickname: Des, Del

City Trader in the week, Play-boy cricketer at the weekend. Meet Rohan 'Des' Desai, a key man in Phil Bush's second eleven side.

Des is a bustling and aggressive opening bowler, who leaves everything on the field. He is another member of our highly successful Colts setup and since finishing university he has become an integral part of our side.

He uses every part of his 6ft 3in frame to generate as much pace as possible and when he is on song he bowls a searing pace. He is a real in your face quick bowler in the mould of Australian bowler Peter Siddle. In 2012 he picked up 18 wickets including a match winning 6-78 for our second eleven in our win over South Hampstead.

He is no mug with the bat either who is capable of blocking up and end or giving the ball a good whack. Surprisingly for a quick bowler he is an excellent fielder.  

Role: Right Handed Middle Order Batsman and Leg Break Bowler
Nickname: Ed and The Bear
Barbarians No: 20

Ed is a former Second Team captain and current club treasurer who has been at the club for over 10 years now after moving down from Yorkshire. He is also current vice-captain of the Barbarians Twenty20 team. He is a very popular member of the Borough and a big character on the field and in the bar.

In recent seasons Ed has dropped down into the middle order after spending the majority of his early Bessborough career as an opening batsman, although he still bats at the top of the order in Twenty20 cricket. He is an excellent accumulator of runs. Ed is very comfortable against spin bowling in which he loves to sweep and use his feet.

Ed is also a more than handy leg break bowler who has picked up many wickets in his career including a 7-80 against South Hampstead a few seasons ago. What Ed lacks in control he makes up with the amount of turn he gets.

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The Captains' Award: 2003, 2012
Robbie Cup Award: 2005, 2009

Role: Right Handed High Order Batsman and Off Break Bowler
Nickname: Marky

After joining the Borough in 2012, Marky had a massive debut season scoring the fifth most runs at the club as well as providing a vital option with the ball. His 488 runs were scored at an average of 34.86 with two hundreds with a highest score of 143. He also picked up 27 wickets including a match winning 7-30 against Ickenham second eleven.

As a top order batsman, Mark is extremely aggressive and is always looking to take the attack to the opposition. He is not afraid to hit the first ball of the match for six and is very happy to strike the ball in the air. He is particularity savage on the short ball.

With the ball, Mark is a decent off break bowler who gets to decent dip and rip on the ball. He picks up key wickets and rarely bowls a bad ball.

He is also a very good fielder in the Gully.

HONOURS

Newcomers' Award: 2012

Role: Right Arm Fast-Medium Bowler
Nickname: Niv
Barbarians No: 17

Niv is another one of our talented young seam bowlers who is expected to lead the club onto bigger and better things in the coming seasons.

As well as being regular in our first eleven on Saturday's, for 2013 Niv has been appointed as Sunday Captain, his first senior role at the club.

He is an aggressive attacking swing bowler who has come on leaps and bounds in recent seasons. Niv has often performed the role as a death bowler and he has an excellent slower ball.

As a batsman,Niv is also very talented, but in recent seasons he has found himself slipping lower down the order and although he has not had many opportunities recently, he has still lots of ability and is awaiting the opportunity to score runs.

Off the field,Niv is a great crack and he is the only Borough player ever to bowl wearing a pink alice band.

Role: Left Handed Middle Order Batsman and Occasional Wicket Keeper
Nickname: Ronnie
Barbarians No: 10

Ronnie is a very cheeky and talented batsman who’s game has really progressed in recent years. He is a very popular member of the club on and off the field.

As a batsman, Ronnie is an excellent middle order batsman. He is technically sound but his real strength at the wicket is his ability to be unorthodox. He is a wristy batsman who plays shots all around the wicket and is especially good against spin bowlers. He also offers an excellent option at the top of the order in Twenty20 cricket, taking advantage of the early overs. In 2012, Ron scored his second hundred for the club and his first League hundred with a brilliant 109 not out against South Hampstead batting at 7.

He is also a much improved fielder who is good all round the field, whether at slip or in the outfield. He took 4 catches (3 at slip) in a game in 2011 and rightly picked up the fielder of the year award. After being forced to keep wicket at university 3 seasons ago he has excelled and he now offers back up for Adil Parker in our second team on Saturday’s as well as taking the gloves when ever he can.

HONOURS

Sunday Second Eleven Player of the Year: 2006
Fielder of the Year: 2011 Most Improved Player of the Year: 2006, 2010
The Captains' Award 2005, 2006

Role: Left Handed Top Order Batsman
Nickname: Jarv, Jarvo and Chap
Barbarians No: 66

Jarvo is a flashy top order batsman who has been around the club since 1993 when he left Kenton’s colts system to move across Harrow and join our colts academy. He is a fluent top order batsman who has an excellent eye. He is very strong on the offside, particularly off the back foot.

He has been a big scorer for our second and third elevens over the years, although in recent seasons he has played a lot in our first eleven, batting in the middle order and boosting our fielding. His only club hundred was 122 not out for our third eleven against North London in 2001 but he perhaps better known for a brilliant knock of 93 against Enfield second eleven in 2003. In a niggling and aggressive game he held our innings together along with a young Danny Hawes. We eventually got an excellent winning draw in a game that will be remember as ‘The Rhubarb game’.

Jarvo is an excellent all round fielder who stars whether at slip or in the outfield. He has an excellent pair of hands and covers the ground quickly and with ease.

Role: Right Handed Top Order Batsman
Nickname: Tharsh

The son of our Colts Chairman, Raj. Tharshan is a very talented high order bat who has matured in recent seasons and has started to put the scores on the board that everybody knew he was capable of. He has been a key player in our junior sides in the past and has started show his class.

Tharsh is a very gifted high order batsman who loves to take his time at the middle. He is for all purposes, a classic number 3 batsman. If the ball is moving around early on he is quite happy to see the bowling off and score once he gets in or if the bowling is a little loose he will go on the attack. In his first 2 knocks in 2012, he scored 79 v Harrow Town 2s and 67 v Enfield 2s and was quickly promoted to our first eleven.

He is also a handy spin bowler who used to bowl leg breaks but has now bowled off spin. He is also an excellent fielder whether in close or in the outfield.

Role: Right Arm Medium Pace Bowler
Nickname: Junior
Barbarians No: 19

Steve joined the Borough in 2010 after playing against us for wandering side Paddington. He had just moved to the area and wanted to play some regular and competitive cricket. He is an up and coming bowler who bowls at no more than medium pace. He likes to bowl wicket to wicket with the keeper standing up. His style of bowling has proved very useful in the middle overs of a Twenty20 game.

He is no mug with the bat but generally finds himself batting 9, 10 or jack but he is capable of hitting a long ball. He is also a decent
outfielder with a good pair of hands.

Role: Slow Left Arm Spinner
Nickname: Kibby

A highly talented left arm spinner, Kibby made his mark at the club in 2012 with some highly impressive displays for our third and second eleven sides. In 2013 its is hoped that he can become a second eleven regular.

He bowls with excellent flight and give the ball a real rip. He has looked particularly strong towards the end of the innings by keeping the runs down.

He is no mug with the bat and is also a very good outfielder.

Role: Left Handed Top Order Batsman and Right Arm Medium Pace Bowler
Nickname: Riddles
Barbarians No: 83

A determined and stylish opening batsman who joined the club from rivals Harrow St Mary’s after being persuaded to join the Borough by Second Eleven captain Phil Bush. Ian had a superb debut season for the club, leading the second eleven averages with the bat and offering some genuine medium pace bowling if required.

As a batsman he is determined and gutsy at the crease and he is particularly strong off the back foot and is very strong square of the wicket on both sides. His best performance was against Old Actonians in July 2011 when after bowling Actonians out for only 128, Riddles struck a majestic 93 not out in a brilliant 9 wicket win.

He is a canny medium pace bowler who has mainly been used as a partnership breaker at the weekend. In Twenty20 cricket Riddles has been more successful, often opening the bowling and then finishing his overs by bowling at the death with the wicket keeper standing up.

HONOURS

Second Eleven Player of the Year: 2011

Role: Right Arm Off Break Bowler
Nickname: Mit & Black Socks

Mit is another product of our excellent junior system and he has become a vital member of our senior sides since 2011.

Everybody at the club is sure that Mit will develop into a fine allrounder in the coming seasons but his main role currently is with the ball.

Mit is an excellent off spin bowler who bowls big spinning off break and a clever arm ball. He is also not afraid to give the ball some air when needed and he doesn't get intimidated if a batsman tries to get after him.

After showing much promise in 2010, it was one year later that was his breakthrough with his performances seeing him win the senior bowler of the year award.

In 2012 he had another great season seeing him alternate between the first and second elevens. He still managed to pick up 28 victims with only IB and Chilli getting more dismissals.