Percy Frederick Allen (7 January 1908 – 10 December 1995) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury between 1929 and 1934.[1]
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| Full name | Percy Frederick Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1908 Mitcham, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 December 1995 (aged 87) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928-29 to 1934-35 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Percy Allen was a batsman who sometimes kept wicket. After his first-class career ended, he often bowled in local cricket.[2] He made one first-class century, 103 for Canterbury against Wellington in the 1933–34 season. It was the highest score in a match that Canterbury won by eight wickets.[3] While many of his strokes were unorthodox, they had considerable power.[4] In the mid-1930s he moved to Greymouth, then to Ashburton, representing the district team in each town.[2]
Allen worked as an insurance agent.[5] He served in the New Zealand Army in World War II as a private.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Percy Allen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Miscellaneous matches played by Percy Allen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Canterbury v Wellington 1933-34". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Interprovincial match". Press: 17. 26 February 1934.
- ^ a b "Percy Frederick Allen". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
External links
edit- Percy Allen at ESPNcricinfo
- Percy Allen at CricketArchive
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