 It was thus little surprise when he was awarded his county cap in 1981, in which year he took a career-best 8-43 against Middlesex.However, in general he failed to reach the same standards as in 1980, and he left the county after the 1982 season.For the next couple of years, Alleyne divided his time between Barbados and Haslingden in the Lancashire League, as well as traveling with a West Indies XI for a non-Test tour of India.