{{short description|English cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use British English|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Anthony Allom | country = England | fullname = Anthony Thomas Carrick Allom | birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|10|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bletchingley, Surrey, England | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|9|26|1938|10|21|df=yes}} | death_place = Nunney, Somerset, England | heightft = 6 | heightinch = 9 | heightm = 2.06 | batting = Right handed | bowling = Right-arm medium-fast | role = | club1 = Surrey | year1 = 1960 | club2 = | year2 = | type1 = | onetype1 = true | debutdate1 = | debutyear1 = | debutfor1 = | debutagainst1 = | lastdate1 = | lastyear1 = | lastfor1 = | lastagainst1 = | deliveries = | columns = 1 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 5 | runs1 = 94 | bat avg1 = 18.80 | 100s/50s1 = -/- | top score1 = 34* | deliveries1 = 835 | wickets1 = 15 | bowl avg1 = 29.26 | fivefor1 = 1 | tenfor1 = - | best bowling1 = 5/79 | catches/stumpings1 = 1/- | date = 7 August 2008 | source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27463/27463.html }} '''Anthony Thomas Carrick Allom''' (21 October 1938 – 26 September 2017) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Free Foresters, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Surrey between 1959 and 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27463/f_Batting_by_Team.html| title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Anthony Allom|date=2008-08-08 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>
His highest score of 34 not out came when playing for Free Foresters in the match against Oxford University in 1959, his first-class debut.<ref name="cricketarchive.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23507.html| title=Oxford University v Free Foresters|date=2008-08-08 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> His best bowling of 5/79 came in the same match.<ref name="cricketarchive.co.uk"/>
He also played three Second XI Championship matches<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27463/Second_Eleven_Championship_Matches.html| title=Second Eleven Championship Matches played by Anthony Allom (3)|date=2008-08-08 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> and seven Minor Counties Championship games for Surrey Second XI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27463/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html | title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Anthony Allom (7) |date=2008-08-08 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> His solitary first-team county appearance occurred in a high-scoring draw against Warwickshire at The Oval in July 1960, failing to capture a wicket as Norman Horner and Khalid Ibadulla compiled an unbroken first-wicket partnership of 377.
One of the tallest county cricketers of all time, his height was measured at 6 feet 9 inches or maybe an inch taller (thus equalling Paul Dunkels and Will Jefferson). When he was a schoolboy cricketer at Charterhouse, where he played in the first XI from 1954 to 1957, ''Wisden'' gave his height as 6 feet 10 1/2 inches.<ref>''Wisden'' 1958, p. 301.</ref>
His father was the England Test player Maurice Allom.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27463/27463.html Cricket Archive Profile] * [http://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketer/content/story/139393.html "Vital statistics" - ''Cricketer'' magazine article about the biggest and smallest cricketers]
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