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.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Thomas Carrick Allom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1938 Bletchingley, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 September 2017 (aged 78) Nunney, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [1], 7 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[2] His best bowling of 5/79 came in the same match.[2]
He also played three Second XI Championship matches[3] and seven Minor Counties Championship games for Surrey Second XI.[4] 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.[5]
His father was the England Test player Maurice Allom.
References
edit- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Anthony Allom". Cricket archive. 8 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Oxford University v Free Foresters". Cricket archive. 8 August 2008.
- ^ "Second Eleven Championship Matches played by Anthony Allom (3)". Cricket archive. 8 August 2008.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Anthony Allom (7)". Cricket archive. 8 August 2008.
- ^ Wisden 1958, p. 301.
External links
edit- Cricket Archive Profile
- "Vital statistics" - Cricketer magazine article about the biggest and smallest cricketers
   | This biographical article related to English cricket is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |