Tony Allin

Tony Allin
Personal information
Full name
Anthony William Allin
Born (1954-04-20) 20 April 1954 (age 70)
Raleigh Park, Barnstaple, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
RelationsTom Allin (son)
Matthew Allin (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980–1981Minor Counties
1977–1995Devon
1976Glamorgan
1975Devon
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 13 19
Runs scored 108 50
Batting average 13.50 5.55
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 32 17
Balls bowled 2,001 1,150
Wickets 44 15
Bowling average 22.97 50.73
5 wickets in innings 4 –
10 wickets in match 1 –
Best bowling 8/63 3/37
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2010

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 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 he decided professional cricket was not for him, and returned to the family dairy farm in Devon.[5] He continued to play for Devon, playing 43 matches for them in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship.[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. 6 August 2008.
  2. ^ "ListA Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tony Allin". Cricket archive. 6 August 2008.
  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. 6 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Devon farmer turns from cows...to worms". BBC. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2020.