Family: Married with 3 children. One of a family of six.

Resides: Skerries, Co.Dublin

Cricket Interest: Currently PRO at The Hills Cricket Club, former left hand bat and spin bowler

Local Cricket Heroes: Sean Moore and Ray Kelly- bowling, Valley Farrell - batting, what a hit and character, Matt Gaffney - fielding, my father said he could catch swallows!

International cricket heroes: Richard Hadlee - All Rounder, Derek Underwood - Spinner, Viv Richards - batting

Earliest cricket memory: Playing cricket on "the lawn" in my fathers home place outside Mullingar, they actually had a real grass wicket laid, I also have fond memories of watching test cricket with my Dad on black//white tv.

Funniest cricket moment: Having taken 5 wickets for 1 run (a wide) in my opening over the Knockbrack skipper took me off! Altough it was not funny at the time, my brother Mal cracked a six rigtht through the windscreen of my shiny new Merc at a game in Knockharley! That's brothers for ya!

Worst Cricket Moment: The demise of my old club Knockbrack

Other sporting interests: Rugby

Other leisure interests: Traditional Irish Music

Something you might expect: Michael played juvenile cricket with Balbriggan, it was the only juvenile outfit in Fingal and was made up of players from all of the north county. Played adult cricket with Knockbrack Cricket Club

Something you might not expect: Michael is an accomplished flautist and holds several All Ireland medals for traditional music. He recorded with Ceoltóirí Laighean and with others and toured the USA and Europe on many occasions

Holiday Destination: France, anywhere!

Drink: Vino

Food: Sunday Roast (lamb, beef) and if that's not on tha cards then BBQ

Most likely to say: Who is the owner of this project

Least likely to say: I think we need a meeting about this