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Raymond Allen (27 October 1908 – 2 August 1979) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1942 to 1954.

Ray Allen

Personal information
Full name	Raymond Allen
Born	(1908-10-27)27 October 1908 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	2 August 1979(1979-08-02) (aged 70) Wellington, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1941–42 to 1953–54	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 12 Runs scored 136 Batting average 17.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 31* Balls bowled 1906 Wickets 41 Bowling average 24.51 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/58 Catches/stumpings 7/0
Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2019

A left-arm spin bowler, Allen took five wickets in an innings in each of Wellington's two matches against Auckland in 1944–45, and was chosen to represent North Island at the end of the season.[1] His best figures were 5 for 58 in his last first-class match, against the touring Fijians in 1953–54.[2]

Playing for Kilbirnie in Wellington club cricket and in minor matches for Wellington in the 1935–36 season he took 100 wickets at an average of 12.37.[3]

References

External links

• Ray Allen at ESPNcricinfo
• Ray Allen at CricketArchive

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