Alex Welsh

Name: Alex Welsh

DoB: 1 September 1988

Height: 5'11

Bats/Bowls: RHB/LA Spin

Hometown: Sheffield

Nicknames: Welshie, Badger

Squad No: 16

Cricket role: All rounder

Degree: Sport & Leisure Management

Year joined: 2009

Representative Cricket: Yorkshire Academy, Yorkshire U'12-U'19

Overseas Tours: LSUCC - Antigua and Grenada 2009

Cricket Club: Whitley Hall

Best batting performance: 144*

Best bowling performance: 6/31

Highlights of career: 100 for Loughborough MCCU

Cricketing hero: Jaques Kallis

Best player on the MCCU circuit: Alex Blake

Most amusing moment on a cricket pitch: Being struck on the back of the head whilst fielding at short leg from a throw directed at the wicket keeper from the opening bowler. Well everybody else found it amusing

Worst cricketing moment: Seeing a young lad with glasses attempt a long barrier and seeing the ball bounce up, hit him in the face and smash his glasses

Favourite CD: Born to do it - Craig david

Favourite film: Step Brothers

Favourite TV programme: Family Guy or Scrubs

Favourite tipple: Pear Kopparberg

Favourite meal and restaurant: Chicken Tikka Massala from Jinnah, Sheffield

Preferred room mate: Peter Groves