David Allen (cricketer)

David Allen
Allen in 1962
Personal information
Full name
David Arthur Allen
Born(1935-10-29)29 October 1935
Horfield, Bristol, England
Died24 May 2014(2014-05-24) (aged 78)
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off-break
International information
National side
Test debut6 January 1960 v West Indies
Last Test4 June 1966 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 39 456
Runs scored 918 9,291
Batting average 25.50 18.80
100s/50s 0/5 1/29
Top score 88 121*
Balls bowled 11,297 77,619
Wickets 122 1,209
Bowling average 30.97 23.64
5 wickets in innings 4 56
10 wickets in match 0 8
Best bowling 5/30 8/34
Catches/stumpings 10/– 252/–
Source: CricInfo, 28 February 2019

David Arthur Allen (29 October 1935 – 24 May 2014) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1953 and 1972. He also played 39 Test matches for England between 1960 and 1966.[1]

  1. ^ "David Allen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2023.