Born: 8 November 1981
Occupation: Sales representative for an architectural hardware company.
Club: Railway Union.
Previous Clubs: Kent CCC.
Secondary School: Marian College, Dublin.
Representative Honours: Leinster 11,13,15,17,19,21; Ireland 15,17,19 A, Full international.
First Cap: 2002 v Denmark at Stormont.
Ireland Statistics: 25 games, 892 runs at 49.56. 45 catches and 5 stumpings.
Highest Score: 176 vs UAE in Namibia 2005.

Who had the greatest influence on your career?
Brian Donnelly in Railway and my Dad and Steve Waugh.

What is your ultimate cricketing aspiration?
To play test cricket and win a World Cup.

What is your most memorable cricketing moment?
Winning in Namibia vs Kenya and Playing first class cricket for Kent. Any win for Ireland.

What was your worst cricketing moment?
Trying to reverse sweep Shane Warne on nought! Caught at point!

What is your funniest cricketing moment?
Any time playing with Conor Armstrong and the North County boys. Also the banter on the field with Murf and the Railway boys.

Who is your best friend in Irish Cricket and why?
Roger Whelan - we have played a lot of cricket together and went to school together, he is an excellent bowler who deserves his chance soon for Ireland.

Who is your favourite Irish cricketer (past and present), and why?
My dad for churning out so many runs. Derek Vincent - always enjoyed watching him bat when I was a kid.

Which is your favourite Irish cricket ground, and why?
Clontarf for the setting but The Hills for the pitch.

Who is the best young Irish cricketer you have seen in recent times?
Shane Getgate seems very talented. Also the Pembroke pairing of Balbernie and MacDonnell seem excellent.

What do you think of overseas professionals in Irish club cricket?
Excellent. I have benefited in recent times from having a pro available to chat to and learn from.

Do you think bowlers should be restricted in domestic cricket?
Same rules should apply as Irish games.

What are your main complaints about Irish cricket?
The poor wickets!

How would you set about improving the standard of Irish cricket?
We need to try and fill the gap between playing for your club and playing for Ireland. There is a big step to climb to go straight from club cricket to international level. We should try and make the Inter Pro's work, but I don't know how that can be achieved.

How would you set about making Irish cricket more popular?
Advertising the game in local areas more - get businesses involved.

Which Test team, if any, do you support, and why?
Australia - played 4 years there and enjoy the way they play the game.

Which overseas countries have you played cricket in?
Oz , South Africa , Sri Lanka , Namibia.

Which was your favourite, and why?
Australia - excellent conditions and really good cricket.

Who is your favourite world cricketer, and why?
Was Steve Waugh because he was so hard - Adam Gilchrist because of his attacking style.

Who is your favourite English cricketer, and why?
Mark Ramprakash - he has scored so many runs against me over the last 3 years and I think his technique is brilliant.

Which other sports do you play regularly?
Hockey.

What are your hobbies?
Music, socialising, and walking my dog.

Who is your favourite musical artist?
Oasis.

Who is your favourite author?
Roald Dahl.

Which is your favourite film?
Cool Runnings, Shawshank Redemption.

What is your favourite newspaper?
Irish Independent.

What is your favourite television programme?
Seinfeld.

What is your favourite web site? northsydneycc.com.

What is your favourite type of food? Italian.

Where is your favourite place to go on holiday? Sydney.