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PJW Allott

Paul Allott

70y 3d Altrincham, Cheshire
Born
September 14, 1956, Altrincham, Cheshire
Playing Roles
Batting Style
right-hand bat
Bowling Style
right-arm fast-medium
Fielding Pos
N/A
Intl Career
1981 - 1985

Profile & Biography

The world turned up at Northampton in 1981 to watch the great fast bowler Michael Holding make his debut for Lancashire. His thunder was stolen by a tall, blond, bespectacled unknown at the other end, who took 8 for 48 with unpretentious late outswing. Barely three months later, Paul Allott was an England cricketer and Lancashire thought they might have their new Brian Statham. Allott shed the specs but never quite became the new Statham. In the less forgiving conditions of Test cricket, he often struggled but remained a mainstay for Lancashire throughout the decade before finding an afterlife as one of Sky TV's more perceptive and agreeable commentators.
Matthew Engel

Batting Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test1318321352*14.253539.810120140
ODI136115832560001020
FC2452626433608816.96-0101360
List A291126508784311.55-00560

Bowling Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test132222251084266/616/8541.692.9285.5100
ODI1313819552153/413/4136.84.0454.6000
FC24538927166656528/4825.552.5659.73000
List A2911393982533214/124/1225.713.5543.4000

Photos of PJW Allott

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Paul Allott, Lancashire's director of cricket, discusses the Taunton pitch with Cricket Liaison Officer Dean Cosker
Paul Allott
Malcolm Marshall hits the ball one-handed
Sunil Gavaskar's disappointing tournament continued
Sunil Gavaskar walks back after being dismissed by Paul Allott for 25