NICKNAME: Curiously I've never had a hockey nickname... unless you include 'Custer' as in "F**k off Custer!" from an Old Bordenians centre forward back in the old grass pitch and long-haired days.

AGE: 61

PERIOD PLAYING HOCKEY: 1968 to 2015

PERIOD PLAYING HOCKEY AT SOUTH SAXONS : as above

BEST MEMORIES:

Captaining a 4th XI where one game every player had a name (or nickname) beginning with the letter 'B'... incidentally that side finished the season: P24 - W8 D8 L8 with a zero goal difference - my captain's report to the AGM was "Average season..."
Easter 4th XI festivals at South Saxons.
Changing rooms at Charlton Park... long story but ask any (senior) Burnt Ash player you come up against.
Coggon's 3rd XI - the hockey was good and the journeys home epic... ask him about the badger on the Hawkhurst road or Duncan Paul's Renault 5 Gordini.
Bob Phillips' 2nd XI - I'm sure I remember that one season we didn't concede a goal until just before Christmas.
In the days of a 'marking centre-back' riling my opposing centre forward so much he took a swing at me and got sent off - and then getting ticked off by the umpire when I followed him behind the goal. That was a 2nd XI cup semi-final against Horsham which we won on penalties (see below).
Playing a couple of games for the 1st XI in Tim Eldridge's days as captain - proud or what!
Watching Stade de France ladies vs Racing Club of Paris St Germain ladies at Le Touquet with Digger one sunlit evening... you had to be there!
Taking el Pres (and Mrs Pres) on a season long pub crawl round Kent just before Andrew was born.
My Arec stick with a kink in it.
I could go on and on... you get the picture!

WORST MEMORIES:

Any Paul Whitt tackle...
Losing the 2nd XI cup final to Worthing back around 1990.

PLAYERS:
Too many to mention but going back: John and Simon Bollom, John Mayo, Tony Saxby, Bob Phillips, Mike Coggon, George and Phil Bunker, Steve Richardson, Mike Thomas, Derek Pharaoh, Steve Tagg, Nigel and John Hinkley, Ian Dixon, Malcolm Pearson, Robin and Phil Gregory, Duncan Paul, David Jenner, Ken Bolton, Alan Blackwell plus those still around PK, Les Cornish, Nigel Kellett, Paul Whitt, Paul Stapley, Roger Coleman, Dan Burnett, Ed Stroud, Julian Buss, Julian Hooton, Rich Pertwee, Aaron Reynolds... forgive me if I've not listed you, there are simply too many for an old boy to remember!