Bowling out Lara second ball was a big scalp for Doak - but it did not make him a local hero

It was a family affair for the Doak’s at Lisburn this season as Neil was joined by sons Nathan and Cameron.

“The two boys are playing adult cricket on a regular basis this year and I said I would turn out with them for a few games, we got a little bit of a run with the seconds and we got to the cup final and we were lucky to play well against Cliftonville firsts and beat them in the final so it was a great day and we had a great summer,” said Doak.

“It’s great the two boys are playing cricket now and I can spend a lot of time with them on a Saturday.”

“The boys are playing both rugby and cricket, Nathan the oldest is at Wallace and is involved with the U16 programme with Ulster now, Cameron is going into second year so a little bit of both keeps them busy and active.”

Doak capped 32 times by Ireland showed he hadn’t lost his touch taking 2-16 with his off spinners and making 20 not out with the bat as Lisburn claimed a seven wicket victory.

“We bowled pretty well at the start of the innings and put them under pressure and I got a couple of wickets at the end and I was lucky enough to see the innings through with Michael Turkington (40 not out).”

“It was a good day and a big day for Michael because his was playing against his old team, it was good for the club because they hadn’t won the Junior Cup for 24 years and it was a long time ago, I didn’t think when I stopped playing cricket I would have a Junior Cup winners medal.”

Doak took 31 wickets for Ireland and the biggest scalp was Brian Lara when he dismissed the West Indian legend in the 19th over of a drawn game at Castle Avenue however he can’t remember if he was booed by the 4,000 crowd for dismissing the man they had come to see.

“That’s a long time and the memory doesn’t stretch back that far,” joked Doak.

“That was a good day on a personal note, a few people had come down to watch Lara and were looking to see him score some runs and hit the Irish bowlers around the green, it was great to bowl against him and get his wicket, at that stage he was an international cricketer and well renowned.”

“I was pretty nervous coming in to bowl at him lucky enough he hit one straight back at me and I was able to catch it.”

Meanwhile, Glasgow Warriors will appoint Dave Rennie as their new head coach ahead of the 2017/18 Guinness PRO12 season.

The New Zealander won two Super Rugby titles in his first two seasons with the Chiefs and will replace Gregor Townsend on a two-year deal when he becomes Scotland’s national head coach.

Rennie joined the Hamilton-based Chiefs in 2012 and won two Super Rugby titles in his first two seasons, becoming the first first-year coach to win a Super Rugby title since 2000.

And he admitted the offer to coach outside of his native New Zealand at a club with an exciting vision was too good to turn down.

“The opportunity to work with such an exciting group of players at a club that has such big ambitions and a great winning culture was one I couldn’t turn down,” he said.