Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm medium-fast bowler

Born: 19 September 1978, Preston

Height: 5ft 11in Weight: 12st 2lbs

Nickname: Cats, Coney

County debut: 1998

1st-Class 50s: 2

Strike rate: 55.20 (career 70.80)

Education: Horncliffe School, Blackburn; Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn; Loughborough University

Qualifications: 11 GCSEs and 4 A-levels

Off-season: Studying

Other sports followed: Football (Preston North End) and badminton

Relaxations: Music, socialising

Best batting: 60 Worcestershire v Middlesex, Worcester 1999

Best batting: 2-16 Worcestershire v Essex, Chelmsford 1999