# Tony Allin

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**Anthony William Allin** (born 20 April 1954) is a former English [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) and [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played for [Glamorgan](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club) and [Devon](/source/Devon_County_Cricket_Club).

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](/source/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club).[3] Two weeks later he took his best match figures, 6 for 133 and 5 for 59 against [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club), 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](/source/Minor_Counties_Cricket_Championship) between 1975 and 1998.[6] He is the father of the [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club) cricketer [Tom Allin](/source/Tom_Allin).

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

## References

1. ["First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tony Allin"](https://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4282/f_Batting_by_Team.html). Cricket archive. 2008-08-06.

1. ["ListA Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tony Allin"](https://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4282/a_Batting_by_Team.html). Cricket archive. 2008-08-06.

1. ["Glamorgan v Sussex 1976"](https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1976/ENG_LOCAL/CC/GLAM_SUSSEX_CC_31JUL-03AUG1976.html). *Cricinfo*. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

1. ["Glamorgan v Middlesex 1976"](https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1976/ENG_LOCAL/CC/GLAM_MIDDX_CC_14-17AUG1976.html). *Cricinfo*. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

1. ["Tony Allin"](https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/tony-allin/). *Museum of Welsh Cricket*. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

1. ["Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Tony Allin"](https://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4282/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html). Cricket archive. 2008-08-06.

1. ["Devon farmer turns from cows...to worms"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/farming/features/worm_farmer.shtml). *BBC*. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

## External links

- [Cricket Archive Profile](https://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4282/4282.html)
- [Tony Allin](https://glamorgancricketarchives.com/tony-allin) at the Museum of Welsh Cricket

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