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Simon Birkett
Simon was born in London, UK and is married to Atom, who comes from Thailand.
I joined MCC to rekindle a love long lost living in Thailand where cricket is hard to find. 17 years away from the game now seem compressed as I play on a ground where Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens are silent spectators.
I played for Eltham College 2nd 11 for 6 years, a company team at Healey & Baker in London, and for Woodford Green 2nd 11 for two seasons ending in 1990. I also played for the British Embassy against the Australian Embassy in Bangkok twice, and have the dubious pleasure of taking the wicket of, and injuring Richard Butler the Ambassador to Thailand, and later Chairman of UNSCOM.
I look forward to promoting the spirit of the game of cricket and to play an active role in its wider adoption in the USA. I am keen to explore indoor cricket in Oregon too - we have plenty of good bars to co-locate with...
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