Jimmy Allan (cricketer)
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| Full name | James Moffat Allan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 April 1932 Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
15 April 2005 (aged 73) Wick, Highland, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953 to 1956 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 to 1957 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 to 1968 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 9 October 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Moffat Allan (2 April 1932 – 15 April 2005) was a Scottish first-class cricketer. He was an allrounder who bowled slow left-arm orthodox and was a right-handed batsman. He played 39 first-class matches for Scotland between 1954 and 1972.
Career highlights
- Made his first-class debut playing for Oxford University and took figures of 7-7-0-1. Five of his maidens were bowled to Len Hutton
- Dismissed Keith Miller and Ian Craig in his opening over in a game against the Australians the following week
- A run wasn't scored against him until the 11th over of his first-class career
- Although he never scored a century for Scotland he once made 99 against the touring New Zealanders in 1965
- Took 11 for 123 in a match against Pakistan in 1971
In 2011 he was one of the twelve initial inductees into the Scottish Cricket Hall of Fame.[1]
References
External links
- Player profile: Jimmy Allan from ESPNcricinfo
- Jimmy Allan at Cricket Archive
- "Scotland's Greatest Cricketers 2: Jimmy Allan" by Fraser Simm