Happy birthday Jacques Snyman! As South Africa’s Jacques prepares for our Premiership encounter at Littleborough we caught up with him for the first of our new series of chats with the Greenmount squad.
Jacques is now in his fourth season at the Mount and is closing in on 100 club appearances. He’s hit 4500 runs, taken nearly 200 wickets and made many friends.
Behind the explosive player there’s a humble, loving, family man but here’s a few more things you may not have known.
Representative Honours: ITEC Knights,; Men’s Proteas, Pretoria Capitals, MI Cape Town, SA Hong Kong Sixes, SA Legends, Lashings.
Most difficult opponents: International: Pakistan; Club: Ramsbottom
Greenmount career highlights: 269 unbeaten against Accrington; winning the T20 Trophy; all three senior teams promotion
Favourite place visited: Anglesey
Favourite food: Dominoes pizza and cookies
Favourite drink: Long Island Iced Tea special at Brambles
Teammate with worst dress sense: Travis Townsend
Funniest thing you’ve seen on a pitch: Square leg umpire being hit in his private parts (don’t let the ball hit your pads Jacques!)
Happy birthday Jacques.
Jacques Snyman is sponsored by The Bramble cocktail bar and lounge, Bolton Street, Ramsbottom.