ALL TIME MIDWEEK CRICKET TEAM

1 - Chris Watts - this unbelievably talented right hander transforms a game with his touch. Leading his team to victory in the final of some midweek trophy he caressed the ball to all parts. He doesn't even play that often, but is used in the important games as an 'impact player'.

2 - Fridgey - the Fridge has been described as the Ian Botham of his day. He's fat, he drinks too much and takes his shirt off in nightclubs. His towering sixes and command at the crease strikes fear into the midweek bowler, especially with only 6 fielders on the pitch. He's also been described as a midweek bully, but it's the bowlers who get the bus fair home. Can you see what I did there? Oh never mind.

3 - Jason Castaldi - fancying himself as a midweek smasher, the Italian Stallion very rarely fails... because rarely does he bat. But when he does bat, his contributions are staggering. Did you know that in the 2003 season he played more air shots than any other batsmen in the world? His practice on the sides is now legendary, and deserved to come joint 85th in the midweek batting stats. But if it's strike rate you want, this is your number three. Of the Shahid Afridi mould it's pick up the midweek club bat, walk to the crease and swing from the hip.  If it's a six all the best, if he's bowled it's bat under the arm and walk back for a timely can of John Smiths.  No nonsense with this midweek gladiator.

4 - Paul Parkman - now entitled to BUPA perks, Paul still remains one of the best runners betwen the wickets in the game. His quick singles are impressive, and legend has it that he once run an eight; the highest single shot score in midweek history. It wasn't until he started his ninth and realised his team needed 50 to win did it dawn on him to stop though. A midweek combatant through and through, come join the team pink pants.

5 - Pontin - He has all the stats and his study at Sophia Gardens makes him an able midweek player. Equally adept at fielding with his personal stereo turned up or down, he fields with a grace and elegance. He has also become a mean bowler in his own right, and rightfully deserevs a place in the team.

6 - Kevin Moses (c) - The man himself; when Moses says jump the team say why the bleep should I. He is the centre of all plans that come good, and on the outside of plans that go wrong. A passionate Leeds fan he is undoubtedly in no mood to be nice, and with the new season approaching he will command his team of midweek superstars to more trophies.

7 - Martin Flynne (wk) - I have seen this man in his prime, and it doesn't get any better than this. He is the genuine article, numero uno, a man above boys. Equally efficient at shouting at Les or Mathew, he is the command centre of tactics and theory. His years of knowledge stem from the Glamorgan years whereby he and a small band of merry men study intently the action at Sophia Gardens. Occasionally sobre, his keeping skills and steady batting technique deserve a place in the side.

8 - Les - the other half of the dynamic duo. Les has taken the midweek league by storm over the past few seasons, and although his bowling has been decsribed as 'how's your father', he nevertheless continues to bamboozle batsman of the highest pub calibre. On top of this, his batting has improved considerably picking up valuable midweek techniques along the way. The 'I'm not ready bowler' line when a good ball is bowled, and 'you need 2 to win' when the opposition need a six off the last ball are some of his favourites.

9 - Philip 'Cheeky Boy' Warman - Philip is an enigmatic figure, who's bowing has sometimes been referred to as 'right arm, slightly erratic'. His array of grubbers, bouncers, double bouncers, wides, no-balls, and unplayable deliveries are stuff dreams are made of. When teammates first said to 'mix it up', they had little knowledge of the repurcussions. Something of a playboy, Warman nevertheless keeps his eye firmly on the prize, the midweek league trophy.

10 - Steve Hughes - the cigar smoking, no-nonsense talking, mean as they come son of a gun old pro makes his way into the team. When this gunslinger turns up it's time to get down to business. His accuracy and ability to take hundreds of midweek wickets combined with his 'lunch is for wimps' attitude ensure he opens the bowling attack for me.

11 - John Carr - and yes John Carr. The grandfather of cricket, where there's controversy he's there to recite the rules, where there's batsmen, he's there to take wickets. If I had a penny for every dot ball he's bowled, I'd have...a lot of pennies. He studied the art of bowling at Aberdare College where he became a Professor of Aerodynamics, Gravity and Energy.. or AGE for short. He also invented the quicker ball when he discovered that if he bowled off more than half a step he could get extra pace. John Car is a legend, and firmly cements his place in the fantasy line-up.