Gubby Allen
Sir George Oswald Browning Gubby Allen CBE was a cricketer who captained England in eleven Test matches. In firstclass matches, he played for Middlesex and Cambridge University. A fast bowler and hardhitting lowerorder batsman, Allen later became an influential cricket administrator who held key positions in the Marylebone Cricket Club, which effectively ruled English cricket at the time he also served as chairman of the England selectors.
Allen was born in Australia but grew up in England from the age of six. After playing cricket for Eton College, he went to Cambridge University where he established a reputation as a fast bowler, albeit one who was often injured. On leaving university, Allen played mainly for Middlesex and improved as a batsman in the following seasons until work commitments prevented him playing regularly. A change of career allowed him to play more cricket, and by the late 1920s, he was on the verge of the England Test team. He made his debut for England in 1930, and remained in contention for a place, when he was available to play, for the rest of the decade. During the controversial bodyline tour of 193233, Allen was very successful for England but refused to use the intimidatory tactics employed by his teammates.
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