Called as a badger

Hotel left on sticky wicket as cricket chief mistaken for reality TV star

CRICKET Tasmania CEO Nick Cummins has been mistaken for former rugby union star and Bachelor Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins in a hilarious hotel mix-up.

Mr Cummins, who is in Darwin for the men’s Strike League, arrived in his room on Tuesday night to find a letter with a rose.

“Welcome to the Mercure Darwin Honey Badger, we are delighted to have you stay with us. Please let us know if you you require any assistance and enjoy your stay with us. Kind Regards, Mercure team. PS. Have a look in your fridge,” the letter read.

The hotel had left Mr Cummins two badger claw chocolate biscuits and a honey pot dessert. Realising it was clearly a case of mistaken identity, Mr Cummins took to Twitter to inform the hotel they had the “wrong Nick Cummins”.

He told the Mercury yesterday it wasn’t the first time people had assumed he was the popular sporting hunk.

“Most recently I was at Landscape Restaurant in Hobart and they were very excited when I made the booking, only to be left devastated when I arrived,” he said.

“They did share that devastation with me, which was really good for the ego. On another occasion, when I was the Sydney Thunder general manager, I was on radio for an interview about cricket and they were told Nick Cummins was on the line and started asking me rugby questions.”

Mr Cummins said he was flattered but wasn’t a huge fan of sweet treats.

“It’s still in the fridge if the real Nick Cummins would like to collect it. I’d hate to think he’s missing out,” Mr Cummins joked.

Mercure Darwin Airport Resort general manger Kayte Staraj said her team always kept a close eye on their arrivals list and when they spotted the name Nick Cummins simply assumed it was the “Honey Badger”.

“We know Nick has been up here in Darwin in the past and the booking came from a similar area,” she said.

Ms Staraj said the team was excited by the prospect of the former Bachelor star checking in and wanted to make him feel welcome with the rose and the heartfelt note.

“All the team got involved, looking for a way to make him welcome,” she said.

“We let our teams really go for it with these opportunities.”

Ms Staraj said the team wasn’t too upset by the mix-up and saw the funny side of the error. “We just hope that Nick, CEO of Cricket Tasmania, enjoyed the amenity,” she said.

“We chose him and gave him the rose.”