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Player Profile for Scot Allan

Name:
Scot Allan
Age: 20
Nickname: The Wee Ger (ask Burkey)
Batsman/Bowler/All-rounder: Batsman (try to be but some would argue otherwise!)
Other teams played for: Larne Grammar School and Abertay University C.C.
Debut (Date and Opposition): Under 15's, can't remember!
Highest Score: 59 vs Derriaghy Thirds
Best Bowling: 3-8 vs Ards Fourths (yes, they were the sh%&£st batting team I've ever seen!)
Favourite Opposition: Temples%&$rick (always good for a confidence booster them c%$ts!)
Least Favourite Opposition: Carrick
Favourite Ground(s): Muckamore, Campbell College
Least Favourite Ground(s): Larne Grammar School
Career Highlight: The infamous 150 partnership with Dean Boon, fielder of the year 1998
Career Low Point: Pongo 2003 – disappointed but justified!
Best Player you played with: Esler Burke
Best Player you played against: Ian Dempster from Woodvale
How did you first get interested in cricket? School. Eddie McCauley encouraged me to play
Who have been the major influences on your career to date? Esler Burke (legend, Mr Larne Cricket Club, doesn't always get the credit he deserves!), Paddy Hegarty (alcoholism!) and Red Card Rab (for promoting me to opener against Ballymena sheep shaggers for that 150 stand with Dean Boon!)
Favourite Food: Chinese
Favourite Drink: Magners
What was the most memorable match you have played in? Beating Woodvale thirds on the last day of the season when they had the champers out ready to celebrate winning the league and we stuffed them
What was the funniest thing you have seen in a cricket match?

Esler sending Rab off the field

What ambitions have you in cricket? To play for as long as I can, you'll not do it when you're 90!
What do you think of the current Larne side? Very promising, lots of youth!
Name your all time Larne XI:

1. Scot Allan
2. Gareth Alexander
3. Dean Hodge
4. Esler Burke
5. Johnny Craig
6. Keith Aiston
7. Bucket (wk)
8. Gareth Gaw
9. Red Card Rab
10. Skinner Barr
11. Paddy Hegarty
12. Eddie Petrol Bomber

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