| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | James Moffat Allan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1932 Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 April 2005 (aged 73) Wick, Caithness, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Walter Allan (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1956 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1957 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1968 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 9 October 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Moffat Allan (2 April 1932 – 15 April 2005) was a Scottish cricketer. He was an all-rounder who bowled slow left-arm orthodox and batted right-handed and was described by his Wisden obituary as "the best all-rounder Scotland ever produced".[1]
Allan played 39 first-class matches for Scotland between 1954 and 1972 as well as playing first-class cricket for Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and Warwickshire County Cricket Club.