| Name: |
Geraldine Banks |
| Nickname: |
None
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| Year joined Pembroke: |
1979 |
| Highest team played on: |
Ladies 1st XI
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| Best captain played under: |
It would inappropriate to choose !
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| Whats the one thing you do if you we're president for life: |
Of Club or Country ?? - if the Club then - make better use of the facilities over a 12 month year (and yes, this would involve cooperating with Monkstown !)
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| Cricket Ambition: |
Achieved by scoring for the Irish Mens team over several years |
| Favourite Tipple: |
Red wine, Carlsberg, Gin & tonic |
| Highest Score in a match: |
42 not out (twice!)
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| Best Bowling figures: |
None (I don't think I ever bowled in a match) |
| Best cricketing memory: |
Several - the men's 1st XI coming back from 52 -7 to win the cup v The Hills, the guys winning a nail biter in Rush on the last ball, scoring my first international match for Ireland in Belfast in 1996, scoring at the ICC Trophy Tournament in 2005
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| Worst cricketing moment: |
I don't remember !!! - tho' the aforesaid first International might be among them as Ireland were completely stuffed by Sussex - and we had to hang around for a second day due to rain ! In fact hanging around various pavilions in the rain is an abiding memory of many cricketing summers |
| Funniest cricketing moment: |
Playing one of my first ever cricket matches, getting bowled out for 10 (the whole team not just me !) v Leinster in Rathmines - and us all sitting on the steps outside the old pavilion afterwards laughing at the absurdity of it (I think we lost by about 100 runs !)
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| Favourite innings: |
Many spring to mind including - Peter Davy scoring a ton in Rathmines - and hitting Trent Johnston out of the ground several times, John Davy & Paul McCrum putting on 100 for the 10th wicket v MCC in Malahide, and Gordon Mellon hitting the ball to all corners of Cabra back in the late 80s |
| Favourite international cricketer: |
Jonty Rhodes - to me he epitomised the skill of fielding. On the Ireland team I admire people like Kyle McCallan or Peter Gillespie - I've seen them come through the Interprovincial ranks. I actually scored Kyle's first 100 for Ireland. I also think Trent Johnston has been a fantastic captain
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| Best teas in Ireland: |
Clontarf or Leinster (tho the sausages & beans in Donemana were quite good !) - and at the moment (take a bow Becca)
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| Favourite ground: |
Pembroke and Clontarf |
| Toys out of the pram award: |
You don't have enough room ! |
| A short summary of me as a player: |
Could bat a bit, couldn't bowl, reasonable fielder. Definitely much better with a pen in my hand than a bat or a ball!
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