Tony Allin
CountryEngland
FullnameAnthony William Allin
Birth date20 April 1954 (age 72)
Birth placeRaleigh Park, Barnstaple, Devon, England
FamilyTom Allin (son)
Matthew Allin (son)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Club 1Devon
Year 11975–1998
Club 2Glamorgan
Year 21976
Club 3Minor Counties
Year 31980–1981
Onetype 1true
Columns2
Column 1FC
Matches 113
Runs 1108
Bat avg 113.50
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 132
Deliveries 12,001
Wickets 144
Bowl avg 122.97
Fivefor 14
Tenfor 11
Best bowling 18/63
Catches/stumpings 13/–
Column 2LA
Matches 219
Runs 250
Bat avg 25.55
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 217
Deliveries 21,150
Wickets 215
Bowl avg 250.73
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 2
Best bowling 23/37
Catches/stumpings 21/–
Date16 January
Year2010
Sourcehttps://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4282/4282.html CricketArchive

Anthony William Allin (born 20 April 1954) is a former English first-class and List A cricketer who played for Glamorgan and Devon.

Allin played all his first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1976.[1] He played List A cricket for Glamorgan, Devon and the Minor Counties.[2] His best first-class innings figures were 8 for 63 in Glamorgan's victory over Sussex.[3] Two weeks later he took his best match figures, 6 for 133 and 5 for 59 against Middlesex, but this time Glamorgan lost.[4]

After one outstanding season for Glamorgan in 1976, Allin decided professional cricket was not for him, and returned to the family dairy farm in Devon.[5] He continued to play for Devon, playing 89 matches for them in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship between 1975 and 1998.[6] He is the father of the Warwickshire cricketer Tom Allin.

After many years as a dairy farmer, Allin successfully converted his farm near Bideford to worm-farming.[7]

References

  1. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tony Allin". Cricket archive. 2008-08-06.
  2. ^ "ListA Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tony Allin". Cricket archive. 2008-08-06.
  3. ^ "Glamorgan v Sussex 1976". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Glamorgan v Middlesex 1976". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Tony Allin". Museum of Welsh Cricket. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Tony Allin". Cricket archive. 2008-08-06.
  7. ^ "Devon farmer turns from cows...to worms". BBC. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2020.