Christopher Allen (cricketer)
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| Full name | Christopher Wynyard Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1944 Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976–1983 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Wynyard Allen (7 May 1944 – 18 October 2012) was an English
slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Southampton
, Hampshire.
Allen moved to
caught Keith Fletcher, with Essex winning by 7 wickets.[5]
In club cricket, he took a total of 253 wickets in the Southern League for Lymington and the Southampton-based Deanery Cricket Club, as well as hundreds more in friendly matches across Hampshire. He went on to become the eighth leading wicket taker in the Southern League.[6] He played a key role in Lymington's victory in the Southern league, taking 32 wickets.[1] He also fulfilled the roles of Lymington captain, chairman and fixture secretary.[1] He died on 18 October 2012, following a battle with bowel cancer.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Chris Allen 1944–2012". www.lymingtoncc.com. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Christopher Allen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Christopher Allen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Christopher Allen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Dorset v Essex, 1983 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Chris Allen, Deanery and Lymington". www.southernpremierleague.com. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
External links
- Christopher Allen at ESPNcricinfo
- Christopher Allen at CricketArchive
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