Alastair Storie Explained

Alastair Storie
Birth Date:25 July 1965
Birth Place:Bishopbriggs
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:55
Runs1:1,720
Bat Avg1:23.24
100S/50S1:2/7
Top Score1:106
Deliveries1:462
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:76.66
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/17
Catches/Stumpings1:36/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:34
Runs2:719
Bat Avg2:27.65
100S/50S2:0/7
Top Score2:97
Deliveries2:7
Wickets2:0
Bowl Avg2:
Fivefor2:
Tenfor2:
Best Bowling2:
Catches/Stumpings2:7/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10764/10764.html CricketArchive
Date:3 February
Year:2023

Alastair Caleb Storie (born 25 July 1965) is a former Scottish cricketer who has played first-class and List A cricket for Scotland and for several teams in England and South Africa.[1]

A right-handed batsman, Storie played cricket in England with both Warwickshire and Northamptonshire as well as a season in South Africa with Free State. In total, he played 55 first class and 34 List A matches. He was the first Northamptonshire batsman to score a century on first-class debut. He also scored a century in his final first-class appearance (for Scotland). In 1988, Storie took 5 catches in an innings while playing for Warwickshire against Leicestershire at Edgbaston.

After his professional cricket career Alastair Storie gained a BA in English & Sociology and taught English for 12 years. In 2012 he qualified as a Chartered Sport & Exercise Psychologist an worked as a consultant in private practice until 2022. Between 2008 and 2020 he also held teaching positions at various universities (Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, Abertay, and Stirling). During his time as a psychologist he gained qualifications in both Counselling and Mindfulness, and in 2022 he retired from sport to focus on these aspects.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Alastair Storie . CricketArchive . 26 April 2013.