Paul Allott

Paul Allott
Personal information
Full name	Paul John Walter Allott
Born	14 September 1956 (age 67); Altrincham, England
Nickname	Wally, Walt, Wal
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England;
Test debut (cap 491)	13 August 1981 v Australia
Last Test	6 August 1985 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 63)	13 February 1982 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	3 June 1985 v Australia
Domestic team information
1978–1992	Wellington
1993	Staffordshire
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 10 April 2009

Paul John Walter Allott (born 14 September 1956) is a former English

Minor Counties cricket for Staffordshire and first-class cricket in New Zealand for Wellington, as well as thirteen Test match appearances and thirteen One Day International appearances for England

.

He was a powerfully built, skilful right-arm medium-fast swing bowler,

Refuge Assurance League in 1989. Allott helped to clinch the latter triumph with some late order hitting in the deciding fixture.^[2]

A consistent county performer, he was at his best in English conditions, but lacked that extra zip to enjoy more than a respectable Test career.

Headingley. However, England lost every match in that series. He was forced home from the 1984–85 tour of India due to back trouble, and this effectively curtailed his progression in the Test match arena. He struggled in his last test series against Australia in 1985, and was replaced with Richard Ellison, who was instantly more successful. Sheepishly, he recollected: "They dropped me and picked Richard Ellison, so in a way I won the Ashes for England".^[3] In Tests he took 26 wickets at 41.69 each.^[1]

Allott left his job as a

commentator for Sky Sports to become director of cricket at Lancashire for the 2018 season. He left this role at the end of the 2021 season.^[4]