| DAVE PASSMORE |
Name: Dave
Passmore (AKA: "DP", "Poo")
Cricket: RH Bat
Debut: 2004
Dave came to the club in 2004, having been ‘tapped up’ after appearing a couple of times for the King William XI in fun matches during previous seasons.
A local farmer Dave’s availability is limited especially at harvest time but he’s an enthusiastic and whole hearted player. By no means a natural batsman, he has his moments when the sweep clicks and he can certainly scamper between the stumps.
In the field he can resemble a startled rabbit if a catch comes his way and early on in his Ipsden career he learnt the hard way that it’s better to take a catch cleanly rather than trap it on your chest.
Dave as a player is only part of his value to the club as he was subsequently joined by his brother-in-law Alister, and they in turn have introduced Neil Tustian and Dave Wood to our ranks.
Farming responsibilities have so far prevented Dave from touring so stories are limited; there was a blonde moment when arriving at an away fixture at Cuxham, he realised his kit was still sitting on his front doorstep at home and in another episode of forgetfulness, Charlie gave a drunk Dave a lift home who then realised he didn’t have any house keys so persuaded Charlie to help him kick the back door in (it needed replacing anyway was his justification).
