Stanley McAlindon

Stanley McAlindon

Personal information
Full name	Stanley James C McAlindon
Born	(2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 20) Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2022–2024	Durham (squad no. 28)
First-class debut	11 July 2022 Durham v Derbyshire
List A debut	4 August 2022 Durham v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 5 8 Runs scored 49 123 Batting average 24.50 30.75 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 26* 60 Balls bowled 433 324 Wickets 8 7 Bowling average 50.50 48.57 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/34 4/29 Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 August 2024

Stanley James C McAlindon (born 28 April 2004) is an English cricketer from Cumbria who plays for Durham County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.

Early life

McAlindon attended Trinity School in Carlisle. He began playing cricket with the Great Corby Cricket Club as a five-year-old. He joined Carlisle Cricket Club and progressed to play for the first team in the Cumbria League Premier Division by the age of fifteen. He also played in the age groups at Carlisle United F.C. but chose to prioritise cricket and signed up to the Durham Academy in 2018.^[1]

Career

On 11 July 2022, McAlindon made his debut for Durham in first-class cricket against Derbyshire.^[2]

McAlindon scored his first half-century in a one-day cricket match for Durham against Leicestershire on 23 August 2022, scoring 60 from 50 deliveries, in the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup. In the same match he also record new career-best List-A bowling figures of 4-29.^[3]

McAlindon signed a rookie contract with Durham in November 2022.^[4][5]

International career

McAlindon was called up to the England under-19 cricket team in August 2022 for marches against the Sri Lanka U-19s.^[6] In December 2022, McAlindon was included in the England U-19 squad for a tour of Australia in the winter of 2022-23.^[7]

Personal life

He was coached by his father Mark McAlindon at Corby Cricket Club.^[8]

References

1. "Career best for Carlisle's Stanley McAlindon". Cumbria Crack. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
2. "County Championship: Durham earn slender first-innings lead over Derbyshire". BBC Sport. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
3. "Stanley McAlindon: Durham's teenage Cumbrian cricket star gets England Under-19s test call-up". News and Star. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
4. Botcherby, Elizabeth (8 November 2022). "Six Durham youngsters pen rookie contracts". The Cricketer.
5. "Durham CCC hand Stanley McAlindon new 'rookie' deal". News and Star. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
6. "Cumbrian cricketer Stanley McAlindon chosen for England Under-19s". Cumbria Crack. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
7. "Stanley McAlindon in England Under-19 squad ahead of Australia tour". News and Star. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
8. "Rising Cumbrian Cricket star Stanley McAlindon signs rookie deal". News and Star. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.