G.O. Allen England (Eng)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right arm fast
	Tests	First-class
Matches	25	265
Runs scored	750	36180
Batting average	24.19	28.67
100s/50s	1/3	11/47
Top score	122	180
Balls bowled	4386	36180
Wickets	81	788
Bowling average	29.37	22.23
5 wickets in innings	5	48
10 wickets in match	1	9
Best bowling	7/80	10/40
Catches/Stumpings	20/0	131/0
Test debut: 27 June 1930 Last Test: 1 April 1948 Source: [1] Edit this template

Sir George Oswald Browning Allen (known as Gubby Allen) (born 31 July 1902, Sydney, Australia; died 29 November 1989, London) was an Australian-born English cricketer, renowned as both a bowler and batsman, who played 25 tests for England and was captain in 11 of them. Large sized chicken tender of England/St Georges Cross/State flag of Guernsey, 1936-1985 File links The following pages link to this file: The Ashes Arsenal F.C. Cornwall Cambridgeshire Charlton Athletic F.C. City of London London Borough of Croydon Cheshire Chelsea F.C. Devon England Essex... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Wikipedia has no licensable picture of this cricketer. ... Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is a player whose speciality in the game is batting. ... In the sport of cricket there are two categories of bowler: pace bowler and spin bowler. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... An innings, or inning, is a segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which a side takes its turn to bat. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... In the sport of cricket, the term stump has three different meanings: part of the wicket, a manner of dismissing a batsman, and the end of the days play (stumps). Part of the wicket The stumps are three vertical posts supporting the bails to form a wicket at each... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... St. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ...

Educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, he began his First Class career playing for Cambridge University. Between 1921 and 1950 he played for Middlesex and in 1930 was called to make his test debut, in the 2nd test against Australia at Lord's. During the famous Bodyline series he strongly disagreed with the controversial tactics of Douglas Jardine, the English captain, but still took 21 wickets. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys. ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged) Established 1546 Sister College Christ Church Master Sir Martin Rees Location Trinity Street Undergraduates 656 Graduates 380 Homepage... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Middlesex as a traditional county before 1888. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London. ... Jack Fingleton evades a Bodyline ball. ... Douglas Robert Jardine (23 October 1900, Bombay - 18 June 1958, Montreux) was a British cricketer and captain of the controversial 1932-33 Bodyline tour of Australia. ...

He still holds the all-time test record partnership for the 8th wicket with Leslie Ames of 246 against New Zealand in 1931, and is the only man ever to have taken all 10 wickets at Lord's, doing so for only 40 runs playing for Middlesex against Lancashire in 1929.

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External reference

• Cricinfo page on Gubby Allen