Tony Allin
English cricketer (born 1954)
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Anthony William Allin (born 20 April 1954) is a former English first-class and List A cricketer who played for Glamorgan and Devon.
Raleigh Park, Barnstaple, Devon, England
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| Full name | Anthony William Allin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1954 Raleigh Park, Barnstaple, Devon, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Tom Allin (son) Matthew Allin (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1998 | Devon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Minor Counties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]