Role: Right Handed Middle Order Batsman
Nickname: Bails

Bails has been a fixture of the club for the past decade initially joining the club as a colt before progressing to senior cricket. He started off as a medium pace bowler, before becoming a genuine all-rounder and he is now finally settled as a middle order bat for the second and third elevens, he does however sometimes open in Twenty20 cricket.

He is an excellent timer of the ball who is very strong through the offside and prefers the ball coming on. He has scored vitals runs for the club’s second eleven in recent seasons under former captain Richard Edmands. He is also a more than useful fielder.

Bails is a cracking laugh off the field and can often be seen at the bar being the life and soul of the club after the cricket has long finished. 

HONOURS

Third Eleven Player of the Year: 2002, 2003
Most Improved Player of the Year:     2009
Richard Harrison Cup: 1999

Role: Right Handed Middle Order Batsman and Fast Bowler
Nickname: IB & Drummond
Barbarians No: 1

Without a doubt IB is the most talented cricketer who the club have produced in the last 10-15 years. He is a genuine match winner with both bat and ball and is also an excellent all round fielder. As a batsman he scores runs extremely quickly all round the ground off both front and back foot and he is especially brutal against spin bowling.

As a swing bowler he bowls at genuine pace moving the ball away from right handers. He also has a good slower ball and delivers an excellent bouncer.

A scorer of big hundreds his stand out performances have been a brilliant 165 against Highgate in a Middlesex League game a few seasons ago and also a brilliant 125 against the MCC during our Centenary celebrations in 2008.His best bowling figures for the Borough was 8-72.

In 2012 he had a decent season with the bat averaging just under 30 with three 50s but it was with the ball that he really stood out. He took the most wickets at the club (37) and recorded two 5-wicket hauls including an outstanding 6-46 at Crouch End in July.

As well as representing Bessborough, IB played for Middlesex junior sides as well as the Middlesex Young Cricketers. IB also lived in Tasmania and had 3 seasons playing for Kingborough in Tasmania.

HONOURS

First Eleven Player of the Year: 2007, 2010, 2011
Sunday First Eleven Player of the Year: 2010
Batsman of the Year: 2000, 2005, 2011
Bowler of the Year: 2006
Twenty20 Player of the Year: 2011
Most Improved Player of the Year: 2000
Richard Harrison Cup: 2001

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: Left Handed Top Order Batsman
Nickname: Bushy
Barbarians No: 23

Bushy is a talented opening batsman who has success in recent seasons scoring runs for both the first and second teams. In 2011 he replaced Richard Edmands as second team captain and led the team to a respectable midtable finish in third division of the Middlesex Cricket League.

2012 proved to be one of the finest of his Bessborough career. He was the club's leading run scorer with 734 runs in all competitions at an average of just under 30. His 734 runs included nine 50s. In Saturday League cricket he averaged just over 30 and scored 491 runs and more impressively led his Second Eleven to an impressive fourth in the table.

He is a powerful striker of a cricket ball who is particularly strong on the offside. He scored a memorable hundred for our second eleven in 2008 against a strong Enfield side, this was his second hundred for the club. He likes the ball coming onto the bat as most opening batsmen do. Bushy is also an adventurous captain who is never afraid to take a risk on the field.

He is also part of Bessborough furniture after spending large parts of his childhood at the club with his father Nick being a star batsman for the second and third eleven’s in the 1980s and 1990s.

HONOURS

Third Eleven Player of the Year: 2000
Most Improved Player of the Year: 1998
Richard Harrison Cup: 1998
The Captains' Award: 2004
The Duck Cup: 2000

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 Handed MiddleOrder Batsman and Medium Fast Bowler
Nickname: Sat
Barbarians No: 27

Satjeet is another one of our group of young emerging allrounders that our Colts system has produced in recent years. He is a skiddy medium fast bowler who is quicker than he looks with his whippy action and he make makes the ball skid onto the bat a bit quicker than expected. Sat is also a good allround fielder.

He is a middle order batsman who scores quickly and he strikes a long ball. He needs to get stronger mentally and make better decisions on the cricket field as he occasionally gets a ‘brain rush’ and picks the wrong option, however he will learn this the more cricket he plays.

Sat scored a brilliant 49 in the Twenty20 Legends match in 2008 scoring runs all over the place impressing many of our returning players with his array of shots. Also he won the 2009 Captains Award for his commitment to the club.

HONOURS

The Captains' Award: 2009
Duck Cup: 2009

Role: Right Arm Off Spin Bowler
Nickname: Mr C

Dipak is a very underrated cricketer who is a wily old fox with the ball often getting out good batsman with a varation in flight and pace. He rarely plays at weekends now claiming he is ‘too old’ and prefers striking golf balls to cricket balls. However as Vice-Chairman he is still heavily involved at the Borough and does make fleeting appearances in our Twenty20 side.

Mr C proved that Twenty20 is not a young man’s game by winning the 2008 Twenty20 player of the Year award as voted by his team-mates. Dipak put in some excellent performances with the ball that season.

HONOURS

Twenty20 Player of the Year: 2008

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 Handed Top Order Batsman and Off Break Bowler
Nickname: Clarkey & Rickle
Barbarians No: 18

Rickle is an excellent all round cricketer and he has been a vital member of the Borough over the last 10 seasons.

For 2012, Rickle only played Twenty20 cricket for our Barbarians side. He put on a string of outstanding performances which won him the Barbarians Player of the Year Award and he also struck more sixes than any other batsman. He scored 205 runs at just under 70 and struck two 50s.

He is an excellent bat who is capable of batting anywhere on the score sheet, but prefers to bat at the top of the order. Over the years he has got both the first and second eleven sides off to excellent starts as he always takes a positive approach and he is not afraid of hitting the ball over the top from word go.

As a bowler, Rickle is something of a golden arm, who is always capable of picking up crucial wickets. He is very effective in Twenty20 cricket and does a great holding role with ball. Rickle is also a top fielder who is an excellent at the point and in the covers.

Rickle originally joined the Borough in 2002 after learning his cricket as a colt at Eastcote.

HONOURS

Second Eleven Player of the Year: 2005
Twenty20 Player of the Year: 2012

Role: Left Handed Middle Order Batsman & Wicket Keeper
Nickname: Dooley
Barbarians No: 11

Dooley is the club’s senior pro and longest serving player after joining the Borough as colt in the 1960s. He has served the club with great distinction as a wicket-keeper for all 3 sides and served many roles for the club off the field including chairman.

He has been a stand out gloveman for the Borough in the last 35 years and set a standard that all Borough keepers have had to aspire too. His class is shown by ability standing up to the wickets and he still takes some blinding catches and stumpings for the third team.

As a batsman Dooley is particularly strong off the back foot especially behind point through offside. He has scored runs for Borough mainly in the middle to lower order but in recent seasons has batted even higher for the third eleven.

Dooley is a character both on and off field, his cheeky wit and banter on the field with his trademark panama and his story telling and jokes off the field make him a true Borough legend.

HONOURS

Fielder of the Year: 2003
The Captains' Award: 2001

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: Right Handed Top Order Batsman & Off Break Bowler.
Nickname: Rambo
Barbarians No: 3

Ramesh made his Bessborough debut in 2011 after joining the club after being introduced by Nathan Theebaraj. He is an excellent top order batsman who is a very powerful striker of the ball. He had a good first season at the Borough scoring 367 runs including two 50s and a memorable 103 not out v Wembley in July.

In 2012 he continued to show his class scoring 342 runs and struck his second century for the club in a brilliant 105 against Crouch End.

He is also is a capable off break bowler and excellent slip fielder.

Role: Left Handed Opening Batsman
Nickname: Bruce
Barbarians No: 14

Danny is our club captain and leading batsman. He is a linchpin for our first eleven, leading the way at the top of the order. He is a classy batsman who never looks hurried and he is strong all around the wicket. He has scored several League hundreds for the club with his best score being 158.

The 2012 season was his first as captain and he led by example in the field and with the bat. He scored 511 League runs with four 50s with a best of 98 against Alexandra Park in August. His first eleven finished a very creditable third in the Middlesex Championship.

His father Tim was a regular in our second eleven in the 1980s and 1990s and Danny made his debut for the club in colts cricket in 1997. He was a member of our U13 National Champion side in 2001 which was skippered by Sherrick Chavda.

HONOURS

Sunday First Eleven Player of the Year: 2006
Batsman of the Year: 2007, 2010, 2012
Most Improved Player of the Year: 2004

Role: Right Handed Middle Order Batsman and Off Spin Bowler
Nickname: Si
Barbarians No: 75

Simon joined the club a few seasons ago and has already become a valuable club man on and the off the field. He is currently our Press Officer and Fourth Team Captain.

He is a handy middle order batsman for our third and fourth team and is also a good off break bowler who is particularly good as a twenty20 spinner in doing a holding role. In 2011 highlights for him included a brilliant opening partnership in our third eleven with James Wheeler. With our thirds chasing only 85 . . . . they put on 65 in only 10 overs as our third team cantered to victory.

As a bowler he very good in twenty20 cricket as he varies his pace and flight very often and he is very hard for batsman to target. Simon is also an excellent slip fielder.

Role: Right Handed Middle Order Batsman
Nickname: Loz
Barbarians No: 4

Loz is a hard hitting middle order batsman who has spent the best part of 25 years playing at the Borough. For the last few seasons he has been combining playing cricket with working as our groundsman. In recent seasons, Loz has stopped playing weekends and become a Twenty20 specialist.

Loz is big hitting middle order batsman who is very strong on the drive. He has played some big innings for our second and third elevens. He is also a very good slip fielder and he has taken some stunning catches in recent seasons. He scored his only hundred for the club for our third eleven in 1996 against Staines & Laleham

HONOURS

Twenty20 Player of the Year: 2007
Fielder of the Year: 1998
Duck Cup: 2004

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 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: Right Handed Lower Order Batsman and Off Break Bowler
Nickname: Mini Modha
Barbarians No: 94

Rajan has been around the club a lot in the last 7 years, first watching his Dad Nitin play and in the last 5 years, playing himself. He is a technically correct batsman who is starting to mature and develop his game.

He is also a off break bowler who has the knack of picking up crucial wickets. In recent seasons he has played much of his cricket in midweek in our Twenty20 side. He is also a good all round fielder.

Rajan is also the youngest member of the Bessborough committee after being appointed in 2012 as Marketing manager.

Role: Right Handed Opening Batsman and Wicket-Keeper
Nickname: Dildo
Barbarians No: 12

Dildo is one of the busiest members of the Borough on Saturday’s during the season as he combines his role Second Eleven vice-captain, Wicket-Keeper and Opening Batsman. He has been the leading batsman for the second eleven in the last 4 seasons and is Bushy’s chief Lieutenant on the field.

As a batsman, Dildo has evolved from a big hitting middle to lower order dasher to a cultured and correct opening batsman. He has retained his elegance but he has become much more patient at building an innings and has scored consistently in recent seasons. He also has the ability to improvise with his big hitting and his delicate cuts and flicks and even some reverse sweeps.

He has always been an exceptional wicket-keeper who has taken some brilliant catches over the years and is exceptional standing up to the spinners.

In 2012 he had an exceptional season with both bat and gloves. He was the fourth highest run scorer with 535 runs at an average of 23.26 with a highest score of 80. With the gloves he claimed 30 victims with an incredible tally of 19 victims. 

HONOURS

Second Eleven Player of the Year: 2012
Fielder of the Year: 2010, 2012
Twenty20 Player of the Year: 2009
Richard Harrison Cup: 2000

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 Handed Middle Order Batsman and Off Break Bowler
Nickname: Waley & The Wale

Waley makes a return to the Borough in 2012 by committing to play some Twenty20 games for the newly created ‘Barbarians’ side. Nick grew up playing his cricket alongside the Wheeler brothers and Paul Jarvis in the club’s successful colts system. Waley was captain of the colts sides from U10 to U17 and he led the side to numerous Middlesex Cup Victories and his side missed out on reaching the National Finals by 1 ball. He also captained Middlesex up to the age of 17.

He is a classy middle order batsman who has got shots all around the ground. He has been back at the Borough in recent seasons playing for a Club Legends XI and also Headstone Rangers XI and he always tends to score runs and look good at the wicket.

As a spin bowler, he was a mainstay in our first and second eleven attacks who was often thrown the ball in front of more senior bowlers. He was a very good off spin bowler who bowled an excellent arm ball. His best bowling for the club was 6-34 against Burnham as 15-year old in 1997.

Needless to say, Waley is also an excellent all round fielder.

HONOURS

First Eleven Player of the Year: 2003
Fielder of the Year: 2000

Role: Right Handed Middle Order Batsman & Slow Bowler
Nickname: Wardy
Barbarians No: 78

Wardy is as much improved middle order batsman for our Saturday third and fourth eleven and is also a useful slow-medium bowler. Wardy joined the club in 2007 after moving to London from the North East and he immediately set about making himself a vital member of the Borough.

Nobody works harder than Wardy in the nets all year round to improve his game and he has come on leaps and bounds in recent seasons. He is a tall man who is not afraid to give the ball a wack.

Also Wardy has taken on the role of club secretary in recent seasons and he is the leading man in driving the club on to bigger and better things off the field. He also loves a pint and can often be found propping up the bar into the early hours.

HONOURS
Robbie Cup Award 2011

Role: Right Handed Middle Order Batsman
Nickname: Matty, Moose and Little Wheels
Barbarians No: 67

Matty makes a return to the club in 2012 after not playing a game in 2011 and as Geezer remarked ‘Matty must be the only person who attended more working parties than play games in 2011’. He had a couple of excellent seasons batting at number 3 and 4 in the second eleven under Ed’s captaincy.

Matty is a dashing middle order batsman who is happy batting anywhere in the order apart from opening the batting. He plays shots all round the wicket and is a fine striker of the ball. Matty is the type of player who scores quickly without ever looking in a rush. He is however a poor starter of innings, but if he gets in he tends to go on and score some big runs.

He also is an excellent fielder at point or at cover and is a useful medium pace bowler who is particularly useful at bowling at ‘the death’.

Role: Right Handed Middle Order Batsman & Wicket-keeper
Nickname: Whitto
Barbarians No: 79

Wayne joined the Borough before the start of the 2008 season after moving from Lydney in Gloucestershire to Hertfordshire to live with his wife Vicky. Whitto had been a regular in the Lydney first team and played against us for many years during the Borough’s infamous tours of Wales and the West Country.

A classical batsman, Wayne has adjusted well to his new role in the middle order since joining in 2008. At Lydney he was used mainly as an opening batsman, but the Borough required him to fill a gap in a sometime fragile middle order. He is a very good player of fast bowling and he is very capable of working the spinners into gaps, he scored a match winning hundred at Wycombe House in his debut season, a result that effectively ended our relegation worries. It was a knock of pure skill and concentration.

As a keeper, Whitto is one of the best in the League and certainly one of the best keepers that the club has had in recent memory. He excels standing up and has taken some extraordinary stumpings down the legside of some of our medium pacers.