Gubby Allen
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm fast medium (RFM) | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 25 | 265 |
| Runs scored | 750 | 9232 |
| Batting average | 24.19 | 28.67 |
| 100s/50s | 1/3 | 11/47 |
| Top score | 122 | 180 |
| Balls bowled | 4386 | 36180 |
| Wickets | 81 | 788 |
| Bowling average | 29.37 | 22.23 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 5 | 48 |
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | 9 |
| Best bowling | 7/80 | 10/40 |
| Catches/stumpings | 20/0 | 131/0 |
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Test debut: 27 June 1930 |
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Sir George Oswald Browning Allen (known as Gubby Allen) (born 31 July 1902, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, Australia; died 29 November 1989, St John's Wood, London) was an Australian-born English cricketer, renowned as both a bowler and batsman, who played 25 Tests for England and was captain in 11 of them.
Educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, he began his First Class career playing for Cambridge University, being awarded two blues. Between 1921 and 1950 he played for Middlesex and in 1930 was called to make his Test debut, in the 2nd Test against Australia at Lord's. During the famous Bodyline series he strongly disagreed with the controversial tactics of Douglas Jardine, the English captain, but still took 21 wickets.
He still holds the all-time Test record partnership for the 8th wicket with Leslie Ames of 246 against New Zealand in 1931, and took all ten wickets in an innings for only 40 runs playing for Middlesex against Lancashire in 1929.
After retiring from all forms of the game in 1950, Allen chaired the selection panel for the England cricket team between 1955 and 1961. He was knighted for services to cricket in 1986. During his retirement he remained a regular fixture at Lord's Cricket Ground and around the Middlesex team. The MCC rented a house to him -- maintained by the groundstaff -- and a personal gate led from his garden into the ground, and he was granted his own key to the pavilion.
| Preceded by: Bob Wyatt Norman Yardley |
English national cricket captain 1936-1936/7 1947/8 |
Followed by: Walter Robins Norman Yardley |
[edit] External references
- Cricinfo page on Gubby Allen
- Cricket Archive
- Online collection of Gubby Allen - State Library of NSW
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| NAME | Allen, Gubby |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allen, Sir George Oswald Browning |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 31 July 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bellevue Hill, Sydney, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29 November 1989 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | St John's Wood, London, England |
