Stuart 'Analyse This' Duff
Tonight’s long awaited Tiger in the Spotlight is our very
own Stuart Duff.
Stu made his debut in 2011 as the 40th Tiger to pull on the orange and green. And he's been a regular in
the side ever since. He’s a real globe trotter so we don’t see him every game
but we do love his company when he is playing.
Stu earns his living as a Psychologist which means he
usually knows what the opposition is going to do before they know themselves.
That also means he was able to predict his league bowling economy of 9.46 this
season.
If only he’d told the skipper that Swinbrook’s Ryan Hunt was thinking
‘Right, I‘m going to smash this bugger to the boundary’ … before pretty much
every ball Stu bowled.
Stu raises his arms at bowling the hardest man at Witney RFC
Seriously though, along with many of our other bowlers, Stu
took a bit of a battering at the hands of Swinbrook at West Witney and it
really ruined some otherwise respectable bowling figures. On saying that he
also averaged a wicket a game through the 2013 season which, in a season where
wickets were scarce, isn’t bad at all.
But Stu’s not just about bowling. He’ll bat wherever he’s
asked without hesitation or complaint. Being ex-Grammar school he can play a
straight bat … sometimes he even plays it in line with the ball.
That's going down leg ...
Actually, his 2013 batting tally doesn’t do him justice. He
came up against some pretty tidy bowling and was only out the once so he can
protect his wicket.
And, of course, Stuart is brilliant for lifting morale. A
great sense of humour and always ready with a smile, a laugh or a joke means
that he’s brilliant to play alongside.
So lets analyse our Tiger Psychologist's 2013 performances ...
League bowling
Friendly bowling
Now usually I wouldn’t shamelessly plug a sponsorship
opportunity in Tiger in the Spotlight (only because I’ve never really ad a
chance to) but Stuart is super-fit. And because he’s super-fit and loves
SpecialEffect, he will be cycling from John O’ Groats to Land’s End to raise
money for the charity between 12th May and 21st May. That
means he’ll probably miss the first Tigers game of the season unless he can
time his ride to reach West Oxfordshire for that particular Sunday afternoon.
Stuart’s fundraising page for his 1508 km ride is now up and
running, so please do head over to it and sponsor him as generously as you can.
I know money is a bit tight at the moment for many of us but even if you only
sponsor him a fiver, he’d be made up. You can go to Stu’s JustGiving page by
following the link below:
Stu’ thanks for your contribution last season mate and we
hope to see more of you again the 2014 season. And thanks too for your amazing
support of SpecialEffect through your mammoth cycle ride.
Tiger, we salute you …
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