St George DCC In Between Balls With Jack Haynes
This season the St George DCC was in a spot of bother when our incoming overseas player, Ed Pollock made the tough decision to retire from cricket. Thankfully this paved the way for young English First Class cricket Jack Haynes to venture out to Sydney and line up with the St George from Round 7 to Round 15. Jack in his short time as a professional cricketer has built up quite a collection of experiences including his first club debut against Australia no less. He started the season in Australia with an exquisite 78 from 88 balls against Bankstown and fast became an integral part of the team. Unfortunately, pre-season calls for his club Nottinghamshire, so unfortunately we are without his services from here on but before he left we thought we would go In Between Balls With…. Jack Haynes
What year you were born and where? 2001, Worcester, England
Can you remember your first game of cricket? Can’t remember my first game but would’ve been about 5/6
Tell us briefly about your cricketing journey? Played for Ombersley CC in Worcestershire from a young age, moved through the Worcestershire age groups systems and played for Worcestershire for 5 years before recently moving to Nottinghamshire for the last 2 years. Represented Eng u19 and England Lions in a couple of tours.
What other sports do you play? Golf and paddle mostly
Who is your favourite sports movie or documentary? Ashes 05..
Who’s your favourite cricket commentator? Broad or Ponting
How many years have you played at St George? 1 so far
St George Nickname? Haynesy
Highest Level Played? England U19 Squad, 1st Class in England and 1st Grade in Australia
What’s your highest score in senior cricket? 167 for Nottingham against Somerset
Can you tell us which players in the club we should be looking out for in terms of higher representative honours? Willy Taylor
Who has been the scariest bowler you have played against so far? Vasi MacMillan off 10 yards in the nets with a new ball
Who has been the best spinner you have played against so far? Nathan Lyon
Who has been the best batsman you’ve played against? Steve Smith/Joe Root
Who has been your funniest St George team mate? Singo (Adam Singleton) or Vasi
Who was your childhood hero? Joe Root
Who are the three sports people in the world you’d most like to meet? McIlroy, Federer, Rooney
Name some St George players you admire most in terms of skills and competitive spirit? Luke Bartier
Greatest St George influence? Hamo Solomons
What do you enjoy most about playing cricket? Winning
What don’t you like? Losing
What do you enjoy most about playing at St George? Great club with great people from the leadership behind the scenes, right down through all the grades.
What has been your most memorable moment in cricket? Winning the County Championship with Notts
Favorite Saints Tradition? Post win song
Tell us about the best win you’ve been involved with? Luke Barter masterclass out at Wests this year.
Favorite Beverage? Stone and Wood
Favorite Food? Thai
Favorite Holiday Destination? New York
What are your hobbies? Golf, Horse Racing
What’s the best advice you’ve received? No one ever got better by worrying about their game. Once you accept that cricket is an imperfect game, you’ll fly.
What do you do for a living? Cricket
If you were down to $10 how would you spend it? Put it all on a Luke Bartier MOM performance.
Advise to any youngsters looking to make it in the game? Enjoy the journey, and savour the good
days.
Haynes for Worcestershire before miving to Notts
Haynes for Nottinghamshire
On debut for St George at Bankstown Oval