A FORMER Greenock Cricket Club captain has been banned from the roads after being clocked undertaking an unmarked police car at 110mph in a Porsche.

Greenock Sheriff Court heard Tom Black, 53, pulled up behind the officers in his red Porsche Carina as he sped along the A8 between Parklea roundabout and Langbank in rush-hour traffic.

Black, who also worked as a PE teacher at Wellington Academy, then cut into the inside lane and raced away from police at speeds of more than 100mph.

The 53-year-old, who won eight cricket caps for Scotland, was yesterday banned from the roads for three months and fined £500 after pleading guilty to a charge of careless driving. Depute fiscal Peter Galletly told the court police were travelling at 70mph in their unmarked car just before 8.15am when Black appeared behind them.

He added: 'The accused moved into the inside lane and passed police at high speed.

'They went after him as he drove away and recorded his speed at 110mph for at least a fifth of a mile before pulling him over and charging him.' During his appearance in the dock on Tuesday, Black, of Forsyth Street, Greenock, admitted driving without due care and attention on the A8 between Parklea roundabout and Langbank on 25 November last year by undertaking the police vehicle at high speed.

He also admitted driving at more than 110mph on the two-lane carriageway.

A defence lawyer for the 53-year-old, now a teacher at Glennifer High in Paisley, said he realised the seriousness of his actions.

He added: 'He was travelling to work at the time and the loss of his licence will obviously make working in Paisley and living in Greenock difficult.

'He is a stalwart at Greenock Cricket Club and played until two years ago.

'He was seriously injured when he broke his back in a car accident years ago so has first-hand experience of the dangers this type of driving can pose.' Sheriff John Herald said: 'I"m not only dealing with the speed recorded here but you also undertook a car, which results in almost an instant disqualification.'