Paul Gallagher

Date of birth: 25th September 1985
Place of birth: Rochdale
Current club: Bacup
Batting style: Right handed early order
Bowling style: Right arm leg spin
Fielding position: Square Leg
Marital status: Single
Nickname: Gally
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 9 stone 7lbs
Previous clubs: None
1st XI debut at present club: 13th July 2002 v Haslingden
Best batting performance: 90 not out at Enfield in 2005
Best bowling performance: 4 for 2 v East Lancs 3rds 2001
Cricketing honours:
Member of championship winning side of 2002
Member of 2nd XI league runners up 2002
1st XI batting Prize 2005
2nd XI Batting 2002
Captains Prize 2005
Under 21 Performance Of The Year 2003, 2004, 2005
Lancashire League Under 18s Captain 2003
Lancashire League Under 17s Captain 2002
Scored Over 1000 Runs In 2002
Lancashire Under 16s Festival 2001
Bacup Players Of The Year
Under 11s (Once)
Under 13s (Twice)
Under 17s (Once)
Under 17s (Twice)
3rds (Three times)
Most Promising Junior
First cricketing memories: Playing against my dad in a charity match and hitting him for 2 fours in a over
Theories on cricket: Play every ball on its merit
Cricketing heroes: Adam Dale, Shane Warne
Cricketing superstitions: Always take the first ball when opening the batting
Family cricketing links: My dad played for Bacup and Accrington between 1972 and 1987
Hobbies: Football, music, basketball, golf and any other sports
Profile:
Paul made his debut for Bacup 1stXI in 2002 as a 16 year old. A right-hand batsman who can bowl leg-spin, it is confidently expected that Paul will work his way up the batting order and settle as an opener, a position he has already occupied successfully during the 2003 pre-season friendlies. He is the son of Tony Gallagher, who played at both Accrington and Bacup. (AO, 2003)

LANCASHIRE LEAGUE RECORD

Club     Season Inns N.O H.S. Runs    Ave    Overs  Mdns Runs Wkts   Ave
Bacup 2002-08 132   13   96  2251  18.92     21.1      0      165      5     33.0