Name: Makanjuola Akinyemi
Role: All rounder
Nickname: Makay
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Trivia: The gentle giant of the club, Makay has been terrorising batsmen and bowlers alike whilst in LNCC colours for season after season. Many a bowler has been driven into retirement after being on the receiving end of a Makay mauling, and watching batsmen getting ready to face him makes you think that he should be getting a commission from the makers of protective equipment. Come to think of it, given his financial acumen, maybe he already is…

Name: Maurice Asielue
Role: Overseas member
Nickname: Maurizo
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Trivia: Maurice is one of the most stylish batsmen ever to have graced the LNCC top order, earning him the sobriquets “Mr Technical” and “Computer Simulation”. Sidelined in recent times by injury and distance, he still seizes any opportunity to cast a critical eye over the current occupants of his domain at the top of the LNCC order, and cut them down to size with a withering critique a la Bob Willis…

Name: Mike Gabbay
Role: All rounder
Nickname: Naija Jew
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Trivia: From the first time Mike was presented with a plate of fish pepper soup, and minutes later had reduced it to a small pile of bones, it was obvious that he had joined the right club. Since then, he has become a connoisseur of Nigerian cuisine during his travels with the LNCC. An enthusiastic medium-pacer, Mikey also prides himself on his unique batting style, which is probably best described as Chanderpaul meets Peter Willey, but without the runs…

Name: Mike Harte
Role: Overseas member
Nickname: Big Mike
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Trivia: Mike is one of the club’s elder statesmen, and is never afraid to shower the other members of the club with the benefit of his infinite wisdom. Legend has it that Mike was once a tearaway fast bowler whose run-up stretched all the way from Kaduna to Lagos, but after years of enjoying madam’s cooking, his approach to the wicket these days is more evocative of Mike Akpor than Mike Holding…

Name: Mike Mariogahe
Role: Demon Bowler
Nickname: Meeros, Biggy Smalls
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Trivia: One of the greatest bowlers to come out of Nigeria in recent times, the “Ughelli Express” has been reaping wickets like the Predator reaps skulls across the world for generations. In some cultures, he has acquired mythical status and his spectre is used to frighten small boys into honing their techniques. Once an LNCC regular, Bigi still makes the odd guest appearance – arriving by private helicopter – and inevitably rolls back the years, both on and off the field…

Name: Mike Omoigui
Role: Overseas member
Nickname: OBO
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Trivia: Another one of a plethora of ex-national captains to have turned out for our humble club, Obo is still one of the most destructive batsmen in West Africa. Although his style may not please the purists, one can only marvel at the power of his striking as ball after ball is despatched to the boundary, much as he used to send junior boys to buy loaf…