Basil Allen

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Basil Allen
female =


country = England
fullname = Basil Oliver Allen
nickname =
living =
dayofbirth = 13
monthofbirth = 10
yearofbirth = 1911
placeofbirth = Clifton, Bristol
countryofbirth = England
dayofdeath = 1
monthofdeath = 5
yearofdeath = 1981
placeofdeath = Wells, Somerset
countryofdeath = England
heightft =
heightinch =
heightm =
batting = Left-hand
bowling =
role = Middle order batsman
international =
club1 = Gloucestershire
year1 = 1932–1951
clubnumber1 =
club2 = MCC
year2 = 1936–1939
clubnumber2 =
club3 = Cambridge University
year3 = 1932–1933
clubnumber3 =
type1 = First class
debutdate1 = 21 May
debutyear1 = 1932
debutfor1 =
Cambridge University
debutagainst1 = Middlesex
lastdate1 = 29 August
lastyear1 = 1951
lastfor1 = Gloucestershire
lastagainst1 = Yorkshire
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = FC
matches1 = 308
runs1 = 14195
bat avg1 = 28.85
100s/50s1 = 14/83
top score1 = 220
deliveries1 = 448
wickets1 = 3
bowl avg1 = 143.00
fivefor1 = –
tenfor1 = –
best bowling1 = 2/80
catches/stumpings1 = 310/–
date = 21 August
year = 2007
source = http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27453/27453.html cricketarchive

Basil Oliver Allen was a first-class cricketer. He was born on 13 October 1911 in Clifton, Bristol and died on 1 May 1981 in Wells, Somerset.

A left-handed batsman, he played for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1932 and 1933. He then enjoyed a long county career for Gloucestershire from 1932 to 1951, captaining the county from 1937 to 1938 and from 1947 to 1950. He also played for Marylebone Cricket Club from 1936 to 1939, the Gentlemen in 1938, the South of England from 1947 to 1949 and an Over 30 XI in 1949. He scored 14 first class hundreds, with his only double century, 220, coming against Hampshire.