Full Name:  Matthew Russell Caddick Gilray

Nicknames:  Gilly, The Enforcer

Birthplace:  Christchurch, New Zealand, 1983

Residence:  Christchurch, New Zealand

Where educated:  Casa Dei Bambini Foundation (Christchurch), The Ryan Savill Institute of Technology

Occupation:  Caretaker (retired), Butcher

Previous clubs:  East Christchurch

Abberton debut:  v Bures [how lucky can you get - Ed], 2008

Career HS:  87* v Old Boys, 2002

Career BB:  7-15 v Sydnham, 2007

Cricketing achievements:  Playing alongside Craig McMillan

Best non-professional played with:  Barry Rudlin

Biggest cricketing influence:  Michael Papps (a legend)

Favourite local ground:  Copford

Least favourite local ground:  West Mersea (such strange people)

Favourite Abberton player:  Barry Rudlin

Three sporting legends:  Zinedine Zidane, Richard Hadlee, Buck Shelford

Other sports played: AFL Aussie Rules

Most memorable sporting moment:  Taking five wickets on senior debut

Advice for young players:  If you are not first, you're last!

Favourite food:  Curry

Favourite drink:  Anything but John Smiths, seems to like Corona!

Biggest fear in life:  Being raped by another man, being asked to bowl after Danny Woodrow and Paul Johnson have opened

Newspaper read:  Colchester Gazette

Favourite 'lower shelf' periodical: Fingringhoe News & Views