Alan Warner

Who is Alan Warner?

Alan Esmond Warner was an English cricketer who played for Worcestershire from 1982 to 1984 and for Derbyshire from 1985 to 1996).

Warner was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. His career saw him spend four years at Worcestershire, having represented them since 1980 in the Second XI Championship. All this was merely the lead-up to a distinguished twelve-year career with Derbyshire. Warner's first notable act as a cricketer was to impress team-mate Kim Barnett with a shocking bouncer. With added time and consistency, Warner eventually worked his way into the Derbyshire team.

When Derbyshire won the 1990 Sunday League and the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup, Warner played some of the best games of his career in the latter competition. After a wretched season for the Peakites, Warner came up with his best bowling figures for the Derbyshire team in first-class cricket.

Warner was a tailending batsman for the Worcestershire side, but ending up batting higher up the order with Derbyshire thanks to Martin Jean-Jacques and Ole Mortensen being lower quality batsman.

A consistent player in upcoming years, Warner played just one match in 1996, after his 1995 benefit season only raised £15,000. Allan retired from county cricket and played and coached at Halesowen Cricket Club in the Worcestershire from 1997-2005.