Alastair Storie

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Alastair Storie
Personal information
Born25 July 1965 (1965-07-25) (age 58)
Bishopbriggs
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches5534
Runs scored1,720719
Batting average 23.2427.65
100s/50s2/70/7
Top score10697
Balls bowled4627
Wickets 30
Bowling average 76.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling1/17
Catches/stumpings 36/–7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 February 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.

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References

  1. "Player Profile: Alastair Storie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2013.