Player Profile for Michael Waterman
| Name: |
Michael Waterman |
| Age: | 41 |
| Nickname: | Buckets or Gobshite or Waterhole and from the opposition bastard or f&%king bastard |
| Batsman/Bowler/All-rounder: | Wicket keeper |
| Other teams played for: | Newry & Mourne for one match in a friendly against Larne |
| Debut (Date and Opposition): | 1978 against Dungannon seconds Joe Moore made me bat at Number 11 and field from Third Man |
| Highest Score: | Its either 106 or 108: I cannot remember the exact score |
| Best Bowling: | 1-9 against CIYMS (I think, its the only time that I ever bowled) - It should have been 2-5, but Rambo dropped a sitter on the boundary and then kicked it over the line for four |
| Favourite Opposition: | Carrickfergus |
| Least Favourite Opposition: | Everyone we lose too |
| Favourite Ground(s): | Sandy Bay |
| Least Favourite Ground(s): | Mallusk: it always freezes the balls off you and the pitches are not the best |
| Career Highlight: | Captain of the double winning Second XI in 1996 |
| Career Low Point: | Losing any match against Carrick |
| Best Player you played with: | Simon Houston |
| Best Player you played against: | Esler Burke in the Sandy Bay Friendlies. Its the only time Burkey got runs |
| How did you first get interested in cricket? | I had a dream that I would play in the same side as Wylie McKinty and so I had to fulfill that ambition |
| Who have been the major influences on your career to date? | Liam McAllister, who was a great friend and was Larne Cricket Club. Best Captain I played under. Maynard Heron was also a great influence while young and also a very good captain |
| Favourite Food: | Fruit de Lar Mer when holidaying in France |
| Favourite Drink: | Any drink that Leitchy buys |
| What was the most memorable match you have played in? | Any match in which we beat Carrick |
| What was the funniest thing you have seen in a cricket match? | Swanny doing wickets and any catch that Scot Allan drops |
| What ambitions have you in cricket? | To hopefully play for a long time to come & to score more centuries than Bonesy and Wylie |
| What do you think of the current Larne side? | Well it has to be the best, since they are playing at the highest level the club has ever been at. On paper looks good this year: but I would sack the Manager! |
| Name your all time Larne XI: | 1. Gareth Alexander |