Basil Allen

Basil Allen
Personal information
Full name
Basil Oliver Allen
Born(1911-10-13)13 October 1911
Clifton, Bristol, England
Died1 May 1981(1981-05-01) (aged 69)
Wells, Somerset, England
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1932–1951Gloucestershire
1932–1933Cambridge University
FC debut21 May 1932 Cambridge University v Middlesex
Last FC29 August 1951 Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 308
Runs scored 14,195
Batting average 28.85
100s/50s 14/83
Top score 220
Balls bowled 448
Wickets 3
Bowling average 143.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/80
Catches/stumpings 310/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 August 2007

Basil Oliver Allen (13 October 1911 – 1 May 1981) was an English first-class cricketer.

Allen was educated at Clifton College[1] and Caius College, Cambridge. A left-handed batsman and fine close fieldsman, he played for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1932 and 1933.[2] He then enjoyed a long county career as an amateur for Gloucestershire from 1932 to 1951, captaining the county in 1937 and 1938 and from 1947 to 1950. He also played first-class matches for Marylebone Cricket Club from 1936 to 1939 and the Gentlemen in 1938.

Allen scored 14 first-class hundreds, with his only double century, 220, coming against Hampshire in 1947.[2] His best season was 1938, when he scored 1785 runs at an average of 34.32.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. pp420/1: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
  2. ^ a b "Obituaries", Wisden 1982, p. 1193.
  3. ^ "Obituaries", The Cricketer, July 1981, p. 37.


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