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David Allen

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
EnglandENG
FULL NAMEDavid Arthur Allen
BORN29 Oct 1935, Horfield Bristol Gloucestershire
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm offbreak
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 398
DEBUTJan 1960
LATESTJun 1966
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
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Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested David most over their career.

2

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare David's game across different formats.

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Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

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Career Stats

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RUNS
918
AVERAGE
25.50
STRIKE RATE
226.67
HIGH SCORE
88
50S
5
INNINGS
51
WICKETS
122
ECONOMY
2.08
5-WICKETS
4

Recent form

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19666 matches
199
AVG 39.80 · SR 86.15 · HS 88 · 50s 221 wkts
▲ AVG +14.30 vs career  ·  ▲ +18.13 vs 1965  ·  SR -140.52
19654 matches
65
AVG 21.67 · SR 175.68 · HS 388 wkts
▼ AVG -3.83 vs career  ·  SR -50.99
1961Career best
206
AVG 25.75 · SR 10300.00
▲ AVG +0.25 vs career
1963Career worst · 3 matches
26
AVG 6.50 · SR 66.67
▼ AVG -19.00 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 39 MATCHES
918
AVG 25.50  ·  SR 226.67  ·  HS 88  ·  WKTS 122
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1961
206 runs · avg 25.75
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1961
35 wickets · econ 2.15

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
6263646566
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1966619939.8086.150
196546521.67175.680
19643268.6727.080
19633266.5066.670
1962719933.170.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Australia
232avg 25.78 · SR 90.27
West Indies
221avg 22.10 · SR 199.10
Pakistan
184avg 36.80 · SR 0.00
New Zealand
104avg 52.00 · SR 297.14
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia1023225.7890.2750—128View→
West Indies822122.10199.1055—115View→
Pakistan718436.800.0079—224View→
New Zealand310452.00297.1488—113View→
India58914.834450.0034——21View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Old Trafford
110avg 15.71 · HS 42
Edgbaston
90avg 90.00 · HS 79
AMI Stadium
88avg 88.00 · HS 88
Kennington Oval
76avg 76.00 · HS 42
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Old Trafford411015.7199.1042——12View→
Edgbaston29090.000.0079—17View→
AMI Stadium18888.000.0088—11View→
Kennington Oval37676.000.0042——6View→
Headingley26767.000.0062—16View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches