Anthony Allom
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Anthony Thomas Carrick Allom (born 21 October 1938) was an English first-class cricket
er who played for Surrey County Cricket Club
. He has played first-class cricket for Free Foresters, Marylebone Cricket Club
and Surrey County Cricket Club
. His highest score of 34* came when playing for Free Foresters in the match against Oxford University Cricket Club
. His best bowling of 5/79 came in the same match. He also played 3 Second XI matches for Surrey second XI and 7 Minor Counties Championship games for Surrey second XI.
His father was former England Test
player Maurice Allom
.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er who played for Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. He has played first-class cricket for Free Foresters, Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
and Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. His highest score of 34* came when playing for Free Foresters in the match against Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
. His best bowling of 5/79 came in the same match. He also played 3 Second XI matches for Surrey second XI and 7 Minor Counties Championship games for Surrey second XI.
His father was former England Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
player Maurice Allom
Maurice Allom
Maurice James Carrick Allom 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...
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