Background
He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Blank was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Blank made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1981 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Blank played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1981 to 1991, which included 76 Minor Counties Championship matches and 20 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
In 1984, he made his List A debut against Gloucestershire in the National Westminster Trophy.
He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket, the last coming against Northamptonshire in the 1990 National Westminster Trophy. In his 7 List A matches, he scored 60 runs at an average of 20.00, with a high score of 23*.
With the ball, he took 9 wickets at an bowling average of 38.55, with best figures of 3/75.
