[7] An off-spin bowler and a middle-order batsman, Furlong made his debut for Central Districts in the 1994/95 season.
[10][11] Furlong then spent 18 months living in London on his overseas experience, where he did not play any cricket and worked in the banking sector.
[14] In that season, he made eight appearances in List-A (one-day) matches[15] and played two Twenty20 games for Central Districts,[16] before once again retiring.
[13] Furlong served on the board of the Central Districts Cricket Association from 2011 to 2016, including a few months as chair between June and November 2016.
[4] After beginning work in banking, Furlong became an accountant, and is now a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Hawke's Bay office.