Full Name:  Michael William Abrey

Nicknames:  Budgie

Birthplace:  London, 1979

Residence:  No fixed abode

Where educated:  Monkwick Kindergarten, Monkwick Junior, Monwick Senior, Monkwick University, Badger School of Life

Occupation:  Hospital meals taster (and packer)

Previous clubs:  Fairlee CC (Isle of Wight), Weston CC (Bristol)

Abberton debut:  v Boxted, 1995

Career HS:  136 v St Osyth, 1999

Career BB:  Don't care, bowling is only for people who can't bat!

Cricketing achievements:  Second team promtion 2008, not sulking for an entire game in 2001

Best non-professional played with:  Simon Swinn

Biggest cricketing influence:  The legend that is Badger Ball aka "You can't score them sat back there son"

Favourite local ground:  Abberton

Least favourite local ground:  Witham (scene of Budgie mega-sulk, 2006)

Favourite Abberton player:  Barry Rudlin

Three sporting legends:  Mark Paget, Brian Lara, Matt Desborough

Other sports played: Pikey Slapping (Ian Collett is world champion)

Most memorable sporting moment:  Stuffing Felixstowe with ten players this season

Advice for young players:  Whatever Ryan Brown does, do the opposite!

Favourite food:  Chocolate (and lots of it!)

Favourite drink:  Nice cold Bud

Biggest fear in life:  Not seeing my kids grow up, dummies being banned

Newspaper read:  The Sun

Favourite 'lower shelf' periodical: Horse and Hound, Sulkers' Weekly

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