David Allen

England|Allrounder
David Allen
INTL CAREER: 1960 - 1966
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Full Name

David Arthur Allen

Born

October 29, 1935, Horfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Died

May 25, 2014 (aged 78y 208d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Allrounder

An accurate offspinner, David Allen had trouble maintaining a steady place in the England teams of the 1960s, with competition from Titmus, Mortimore, and Illingworth. He bowled off no more than four or five paces, with a deceptively casual action. He could be unplayable on helpful wickets, but he mastered the art of bowling tightly on good wickets as well. He was first picked for England in 1959, but was unable to play through injury. When he did play, his 39 Tests included tours to all the current Test-playing nations. A useful bat, with a first class hundred to his credit, he thrived on adversity, memorably so when playing out Hall's final over of the 1963 Lord's test. He took 882 wickets for Gloucestershire in a career that spanned 19 years.
Dave Liverman October 2004

David Allen Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests3951159188825.50050100
FC4566411479291121*18.80129-2520
List A2821101642814.9000-50

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests39651129737791225/309/16230.972.0092.5840
FC456-776192858612098/34-23.642.2064.2-568
List A28-47926194/284/2829.003.2653.2100
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Debut/Last Matches of David Allen

FC Matches

Span
1953 - 1972

List A Matches

Span
1969 - 1972

Recent Matches of David Allen

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Gloucs vs Middlesex01/2714-Jun-1972Lord'sList A
Gloucs vs Somerset6*--03-Jun-1972TauntonList A
Gloucs vs Australians2*--24-May-1972BristolFC
Gloucs vs Surrey20--16-May-1971BristolList A
Gloucs vs Glamorgan10/1505-Jul-1970NeathList A

Photos of David Allen

Ted Dexter, Peter Richardson, Geoff Pullar, and David Allen on England's return from Pakistan
David Allen