TIGER IN THE SPOTLIGHT: ROB WEBB

 Tiger in the Spotlight: Rob Webb

Today, the spotlight swings across the Ambush of the 2012 cricket season and comes to rest on our mate Rob Webb.

Rob is a relative latecomer to playing organised cricket but has featured regularly in the Ambush this season (in five of the six games to be exact). His vocabulary is as agricultural as his off-drive but he's a top bloke and his slow right arm bowling has become more and more consistent with every game.

Rob on his way to 5-1-20-0 against Southfield Superstars

Rob deserves more wickets than his Tigers' bowling figures show. There was a period at the tail-end of the 2011 season and start of 2012 when we were putting catches down left, right and centre. Most of those seemed to be off Rob's bowling.

But he's taken some well-deserved wickets this season. Not so deserved was the hiding he got from Hubbard in the game against Badgers when his figures went from 5-0-36-3 to 8-0-79-3 as Hubbard put Rob and the rest of the Tigers bowling to the sword. Unlucky that Rob. 

 Rob takes the long walk against London Badgers

But Rob's a Tiger and made of sterner stuff. He didn't let that deter him and came back against Southfield Superstars with an excellent 5-1-20-0 and 3-0-19-0 in the 20/20 game against Ben McPherson's Dream Team.

There's not too much to say about his batting. Rob's happy to bat down the order and hasn't swung the willow too much as a result. As the Tigers' fielding improved beyond recognition as 2012 season progressed, Rob chipped in with a smartly taken catch right in front of his face against Southfield Superstars. Just as well he held onto it because it was travelling at a pace and would have probably remodelled his face had he not held on!

We're as proud to have Rob in the Ambush for the Tigers and we love playing alongside him. He's a fantastic chap, a great laugh to be around and a reliable bowler to call upon. Thanks for all the effort you've put in this season Rob and we hope to see you in the field again in 2013 mate.

Tiger, we salute you!  

Rob's 2012 season stats