There are 100 counties in North Carolina, Ali, many of them like MitchellCounty and thousands of towns around the country like Spruce Pine, a lot of people basically just trying to make new lives for themselves, either in their communities or maybe thinking about moving elsewhere -- Ali.
He had already featured on the staff at New Road way back in 2003, when he made three second XI appearances, featuring alongside Stephen Moore, Steven Davies and future county skipper Daryl Mitchell.