| Name: |
Ciaran Sharp |
| Nickname: |
Sharpy |
| Year joined Pembroke: |
Mum and Dad informed me that I was at the 1972 Leinster Senior Cup Final in the womb!! On that basis I think I was an automatic member when I was born, so I'll say 1972. |
| Highest team played on: |
1st XI |
| Best captain played under: |
Ken Hope on the 2nds after he'd retired from senior cricket. Nurtured the young blokes and told the middle age lads to "cop on to themselves"!! |
| Whats the one thing you do if you we're president for life: |
Have a serious think about what the hell I did wrong to get the job in the first place. |
| Favourite Tipple: |
Arthur Guinness, Wynn's Coonawarra Estate Shiraz,Jim Beam and coke. Not necessarily in that order. Certainly not the Carlsberg in Pembroke though, which Bill Grogan always pointed out was"very poooar". |
| Highest Score in a match: |
172 in a very social game in Sydney, with very friendly bowling. In a proper game, 128 not out v Leinster in Rathmines,Senior 2 Cup many years ago. |
| Best Bowling figures: |
Took 5 for 8 for the U.13's once but as an adult depends which is better, 0 for 25 or 1 for 40? |
| Best cricketing memory: |
Being at the SCG when Steve Waugh hit Richard Dawson for four to bring up a hundred last ball of the day Ashes Test 2002/03. Best personal memory, playing for the 2nds in Pembroke and having a ticket that night to go and see Spurs at Tolka Park. Bowled the opposition out for 120 or so and after a bit of rain I had about 45 minutes before Brianer, Stuart McCready and Johnny Gill left without me. I opened with Ed Dwyer. I got 100 not out and Ed got about a dozen. I still missed the Spurs game despite at one stage hitting the ball into the gardens and racing over to scale the fence myself and get the ball for the bowler. |
| Worst cricketing moment: |
Having to sit through any innings of Justin Langer's. Particularly his 250 at the SCG about 4 years ago. So boring. Or watching Michael Bevan bat for himself "again" in any ODI.Both now retired from international cricket thank God. |
| Funniest cricketing moment: |
Have been plenty. One that sticks out is Ronan Malin kicking David Streek's bat while attempting a run out in a tight finish to a Cup QF v Phoenix at Sydney Parade. It had all the aggression of a Vinnie Jones 2 footed lunge!!! |
| Favourite innings: |
Any of Ed Dwyers |
| Favourite international cricketer: |
Boring question. I'm not 12. |
| Best teas in Ireland: |
Haven't experienced them for a long time but back in the late 80's early '90's Knockharley by a country mile. Not sure they exist any more? |
| Favourite ground: |
North Sydney Oval |
| Toys out of the pram award: |
Easy one, Wild Bill storming off the pitch in a 3rds game circa 1985 and smashing up the dressing room. |
| A short summary of me as a player: |
No comment. The jury's still out. |
