Captain Marmaduke Cecil Allenby (1873–1932), was a British Royal Navy officer and an English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He also played for Devon County Cricket Club on two occasions in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship.[1]
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| Full name | Marmaduke Cecil Allenby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1873-08-30)30 August 1873 Elvington Hall, Brinkworth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 1932(1932-04-16) (aged 58) Mannamead, Plymouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only First-class | 27 August 1900 Hampshire v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 5 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allenby was born on 30 August 1873. He was commissioned in the Royal Navy. While serving as a lieutenant, he was on 15 September 1902 posted to the protected cruiser HMS Argonaut, serving on the China Station.[2]
He served in World War I, was promoted to captain, and died on 16 April 1932.[3]