Maurice Allom

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Maurice Allom England (ENG)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm medium-fast
	Tests	First-class
Matches	5	179
Runs scored	14	1953
Batting average	14.00	12.84
100s/50s	-/-	-/5
Top score	8*	64
Balls bowled	817	34133
Wickets	14	605
Bowling average	18.92	23.62
5 wickets in innings	1	30
10 wickets in match	-	3
Best bowling	5/38	9/55
Catches/stumpings	-/-	83/-
Test debut: 10 January 1930 Last Test: 16 January 1931 Source: [1]

Maurice James Carrick Allom (born March 23, 1906, Northwood, Middlesex, died April 8, 1995, Shipbourne, Kent) was an English cricketer who played in five Tests from 1930 to 1931. Along with Peter Petherick and Damien Fleming, he is one of only three players to have taken a hat-trick on Test debut. In the same Test against New Zealand he also become the first player to take four wickets in five balls, a feat later matched by Chris Old and Wasim Akram. He played for Surrey and subsequently served as the club's President from 1970-77. His son Anthony played first class cricket for Surrey and was one of tallest people to have played the game, standing between 6ft 9ins and 6ft 10ins (around 2.07 m).^[1][2]

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Persondata
NAME	Allom, Maurice James Carrick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH	23 March 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	Northwood, Middlesex, England
DATE OF DEATH	8 April 1995
PLACE OF DEATH	Shipbourne, Kent