Allan Ivo Steel

Allan Ivo Steel
Born	(1892-09-27)27 September 1892 Toxteth Park, Liverpool
Died	8 October 1917(1917-10-08) (aged 25) Langemark, Belgium
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Coldstream Guards
Battles / wars	World War I

Allan Ivo Steel (27 September 1892 – 8 October 1917) was an English cricketer and soldier.[1]

Early life

Allan Steel was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, the son of the Lancashire cricketer A. G. Steel. He attended Eton College,[1] and played in Fowler's match in 1910.

Cricket

As a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler, he represented Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and also Middlesex in two first-class matches in 1912.[1]

World War I

Steel served as a lieutenant of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards regiment of the British Army and was killed on active service during World War I, aged 25.[2] His name is on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 9 to 10.

Personal life

Allan's brother, Jack Steel, also died in the war after being washed overboard while on route to take command of HMS Munster.[3]

References

1. "Cricket Remembers". Middlesex Cricket. November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
2. "Cricketers who died in World War 1 – Part 5 of 5". Cricket Country. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
3. Jamie Bowman (7 July 2015). "Revealed: the Scouse cricketer whose name is on the Ashes urn". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

External links

• Allan Ivo Steel at ESPNcricinfo