John Blain
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John Blain is a Scottish
first-class cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.
Attaining his first cap in 1996, Blain became Scotland's youngest-capped cricketer since 1890. He played during the 1996 European Championship
taking seven wickets at 9.85. Blain was initially signed as a footballer
to Falkirk
but decided to switch to cricket, signing for Northamptonshire
, having not made an impact as a footballer.
Blain left Northamptonshire at the end of the 2003 season to join Yorkshire County Cricket Club
, where he made sporadic appearances for the first team until he was initially released in 2006.
He played for Yorkshire League side, Rotherham Cricket Club in 2007, and was due to sign for the Scottish League side, Ferguslie, in 2008. The move fell through, and Blain played for the Scottish Saltires and Rotherham.
He appeared in all Scotland's games at the 1999
and 2007
World Cups. He finished the 1999 event with 10 wickets at 21 with a strike rate of 22.3, the best in the tournament.
In the 2010, Blain made a solitary appearance for Yorkshire in the County Championship
, and in both that campaign and in 2011, Blain was the regular captain of Yorkshire's Second XI.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er. He is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.
Attaining his first cap in 1996, Blain became Scotland's youngest-capped cricketer since 1890. He played during the 1996 European Championship
European Cricket Championship
The European Cricket Championship is a group of various tournaments in which national cricket sides throughout Europe compete. The tournament is designed to encourage and develop the best players in countries where cricket is not a major sport and Europe's only Test cricket playing country,...
taking seven wickets at 9.85. Blain was initially signed as a footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
to Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
but decided to switch to cricket, signing for Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
, having not made an impact as a footballer.
Blain left Northamptonshire at the end of the 2003 season to join Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
, where he made sporadic appearances for the first team until he was initially released in 2006.
He played for Yorkshire League side, Rotherham Cricket Club in 2007, and was due to sign for the Scottish League side, Ferguslie, in 2008. The move fell through, and Blain played for the Scottish Saltires and Rotherham.
He appeared in all Scotland's games at the 1999
1999 Cricket World Cup
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and 2007
2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format...
World Cups. He finished the 1999 event with 10 wickets at 21 with a strike rate of 22.3, the best in the tournament.
In the 2010, Blain made a solitary appearance for Yorkshire in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
, and in both that campaign and in 2011, Blain was the regular captain of Yorkshire's Second XI.