Background
He was born in Hammersmith, London.
He was born in Hammersmith, London.
Black was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. Black made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1984 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Black played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1984 to 1993, which included 67 Minor Counties Championship matches and 12 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
In 1985, he made his List A debut against Somerset in the National Westminster Trophy.
He played 7 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1993 National Westminster Trophy. In his 8 List A matches, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 32.80, with best figures of 3/83.
He also played Second XI cricket for the Northamptonshire Second XI in 1977.