Alastair Caleb Storie (born 25 July 1965, in Bishopbriggs) 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]
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| Born | 25 July 1965 (1965-07-25) (age 56) Bishopbriggs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.