Date of Birth  9th June 1981
 Nickname(s)  Burdy, Zammo, Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd
 Cricket Role  Middle Order Bully – retired Pie chucker.
 Previous Team(s)  None
 H.C.C. Debut  1991
 Highest Score  130 – Not against the likes of ‘Knighty’ Take note Murray.
 Best Bowling  Been a few 5’s in a game somewhere.
 Greatest Cricketing Moment  Getting Dev Ghandi out with a ball he had never faced before – a
 rank long hop. 12 ball 50 on Bournemouth tour.
 Worst Cricketing Moment  Our 2nd XI Captain Phil Brooks declaring whilst I was on 98*.
 What a nice chap! Doing my back in during a 20/20 match and
 getting into an ambulance whilst Sealey was making a picture
 portfolio of it on his camera.
 Cricketing Heroes  Barry Brooks and his coffin.
 Favourite Ground  Wickford, Winchmore Hill
 Worst Ground  Chelmsford, Harold Wood
 Hobbies/Interests  Poker, Fishing, Making Cameron Bite.
 Funniest Cricketing Moment  Muzza telling me about getting 200 against a special needs team.
 Biffo dropping a catch at mid-off and blaming Dean Skipper for
 being in his eye-line at fine leg 70 yards away. Pat Sweeney and
 his school of umpiring.
 Pet Hates  People who talk a good game. The 4 o’clock tea thieves.
 Pushing out sight-screens.
 Any Superstitions  Cigarette at drinks break.
 Favourite Music  Old house n Garage, Indy
 Favourite TV Show(s)  Family Guy, Sky Channel 906, The Real Hustle
 Favourite Actor/ Actress  Adam Sandler, Pamela Anderson
 Favourite Film  The Hangover, Casino, Bruno, Leon
 Favourite Food  Chinese / Indian
 Favourite Drink  Strawpeedo’s, JD
 Newspapers/Magazines Read  Zoo, Racing Post, The Sun

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Richard Burd



Richard Burd

Hornchurch Cricket Club Established 1783
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