biography
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Allen, Sir George Oswald Browning
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known as Gubby Allen
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| lived:
| (1902–89)
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| biography:
| Cricketer, born in Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. He studied at Cambridge, and played for England in 25 Tests, including the 1932–3 Ashes series, when he refused to bowl ‘bodyline’. He led the 1936–7 Ashes party to Australia, and after retiring he became the most powerful figure at the MCC, effectively running Lord's for the best part of half a century. He is the only player to have taken all 10 wickets in an innings at Lord's (10–49 against Lancashire, 1929). |
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