Full name Allan William Eastwood National side Ireland Bowling style Fast bowling Last test 1954 | Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Role Cricket Player Nickname Stretch, Sprog Name Allan Eastwood | |
Born 22 October 1979 (age 45) ( 1979-10-22 ) Portlaoise, Ireland | ||
Batting style Right-handed batsman | ||
Allan Eastwood is an Irish cricketer. He made his international debut against The Netherlands on August 11, 2010 taking 4 wickets in the second innings.
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Background
Eastwood is from Roscrea in North Tipperary and began his cricketing career at Ballyeighan C.C. In his teens and early twenties he was a key member of the Ballyeighan side that won a Middle A Cup, Middle B Cup and numerous Midland and South East Cups. When Ballyeighan failed to gain promotion to senior ranks due to their lack of facilities Eastwood moved to Pembroke C.C. in Dublin. .
International career
After quickly establishing himself in Pembroke's first team Eastwood assumed the captaincy for the 2010 season. Impressing the Irish selectors with his action, pace and athleticism he was selected for the Ireland A side to play against the MCC at College Park, Trinity College, Dublin, on 3 August, 2010. In that match he did enough to impress the watching Ireland coach Phil Simmons and was called into the first team for the game against The Netherlands the following week. In addition to his four wickets in the second innings, Eastwood opened his first class account taking the wicket of Eric Szwarczynski in the first innings. He is the second man from Roscrea to play for Ireland, the other being Harry Read over a century ago.
Bowling style
Possessing a good action, Eastwood troubles batsmen with his pace, variation of seam movement, and the bounce he extracts from his 6 ft 5' frame.