 The following year, he played against Middlesex, Scotland, Durham, the MCC and twice against an England amateur XI.In 1993 Ireland gained associate membership of the International Cricket Council and McCrum was a regular member of the side at the time, playing nine times that year, including internationals against Scotland, Australia, Wales and the Netherlands.He only appeared three times the following year however, playing against Papua New Guinea, Gibraltar and the UAE in the 1994 ICC Trophy, and he did not play at all in 1995.