Alasdair Pollock (born 24 October 1993) is an English

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er, who played

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for Cambridge MCCU. A right-arm medium-pacer, Pollock scored 44 not out on his first-class debut, against

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, at number 9 in the order, out of a total of just 99. Pollock played 7 further first-class matches between 2013 and 2015. In his second match against

in 2014, Pollock dismissed the then England Test Cricket captain

Alastair Cook Sir Alastair Nathan Cook (born 25 December 1984) is an English former cricketer and former captain (cricket), captain of the England Test Cricket, Test and One-Day International, ODI teams. He is considered one of the greatest opening batsmen ...

in both innings. Pollock studied at Royal Grammar School, Worcester and, for sixth form,

Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury School is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by royal charter, to replace the town's Saxon collegiate foundations which were disestablished in the sixteenth century, Shrewsb ...

, then afterwards at

Robinson College, Cambridge Robinson College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1977, it is one of the newest Oxbridge colleges and is unique in having been intended, from its inception, for both ...

, where he obtained a BA in geography. He captained the Cambridge blues cricket team to T20 and four-day glory, but was not as successful in the one-day format.

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1993 births Living people Cricketers from High Wycombe People educated at Shrewsbury School Alumni of Robinson College, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Cambridge MCCU cricketers 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub