Maurice Allom

Maurice Allom

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
International information
National side	English
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	5	179
Runs scored	14	1953
Batting average	14.00	12.84
100s/50s	-/-	-/5
Top score	8*	64
Balls bowled	817	34133
Wickets	14	605
Bowling average	18.92	23.62
5 wickets in innings	1	30
10 wickets in match	-	3
Best bowling	5/38	9/55
Catches/stumpings	-/-	83/-
Source: [1],

Maurice James Carrick Allom (March 23, 1906, Northwood, Middlesex – April 8, 1995, Shipbourne, Kent) was an English cricketer who played in five Tests from 1930 to 1931. Along with Peter Petherick and Damien Fleming, he is one of only three players to have taken a hat-trick on Test debut. In the same Test against New Zealand, he also become the first player to take four wickets in five balls, a feat later matched by Chris Old and Wasim Akram. He played for Surrey and subsequently served as the club's President from 1970-77. His son Anthony played first-class cricket for Surrey and was one of tallest people to have played the game, standing between 6 ft 9ins and 6 ft 10ins (around 2.07 m).^[1][2]

References

1. ^ David Frith. "Maurice Allom". Cricinfo. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8524.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
2. ^ "Anthony Allom". Cricinfo. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/8721.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 

Persondata
Name	Allom, Maurice James Carrick
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	23 March 1906
Place of birth	Northwood, Middlesex, England
Date of death	8 April 1995
Place of death	Shipbourne, Kent