Jamaica Tallawahs player Timroy Allen is little known to local fans.

But if his dreams are realised he could become a household name by the end of the 2016 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 (T20) competition.

Born and raised in Westmoreland, Jamaica, Allen attended Holmwood Technical in Manchester before migrating to the United States as a teenager in 2005.

Stiff competition at Holmwood meant he rarely got the opportunity to shine in schoolboy cricket. This CPL gives him another chance.

Standing six feet two inches tall, he is a seam bowler, who has a reputation for being handy with the bat.

“Yes, I want to impress….it’s T20 cricket and I just want to bowl some good balls and get wickets because those are what count. And if I get the chance with the bat, I make the most of it. I want to give them [supporters] the aggressive cricket that they are accustomed to,” he told the Jamaica Observer.

“I gravitate toward bowling because I have the potential, and the ability to bowl at a decent pace, and I try to take advantage of that. One of the good things is that guys like [Tallawahs Captain] Chris Gayle is on my team, but as a fast bowler normally you have batsmen come in and try to work themselves in, so the opening seam bowler can get into a rhythm too. But in a tournament like this there will be lot of aggressive players, so there is no time to find a rhythm and things like that and you have to be on point from ball one.”

The 29-year-old, who plays for the US national cricket team, made it to the CPL draft after grabbing some attention with creditable performances representing the ICC Americas team in the Regional Super50 tournament.

Allen is new to the CPL and cannot wait to meet his Tallawahs teammates.

“I haven’t met any of the guys personally, but from what I’ve seen it’s a pretty good line-up, probably one of the most talented on paper, talent-wise.

“Just to be on the roster with these guys — there are some really big names in the line-up — it’s a whole other level. I play cricket and I’ve always been accustomed to pressure, but this is another level of cricket to be exposed to,” said the Florida resident.

He hopes the move by CPL organisers to host matches in his home state will bring added exposure to the tournament, which is increasing in popularity each season.

“This is the fourth year of the CPL and games will be played in Florida. I think that is going to be exciting. The full tournament is six weeks of action that will be exciting and I’m really looking forward to it and to representing the Tallawahs,” said Allen.