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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''David Arthur Allen''' (29 October 1935 – 25 May 2014)<ref name="Cap"/> was an [[English people|English]] [[cricket]]er. He played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] between [[1953 English cricket season|1953]] and [[1972 English cricket season|1972]]. He also played 39 [[Test cricket|Test match]]es for [[English cricket team|England]]. He was born in [[Horfield]], [[Bristol]], England.<ref name="Cap">{{cite book |title=If The Cap Fits |url=https://archive.org/details/ifcapfits0000unse |last=Bateman |first=Colin |year=1993 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |isbn=1-869833-21-X |page=[https://archive.org/details/ifcapfits0000unse/page/9 9] |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> An accurate offspinner, David Allen had trouble maintaining a steady place in the England teams of the 1960s, with competition from Titmus, Mortimore, and Illingworth. He bowled off no more than four or five paces, with a deceptively casual action. He could be unplayable on helpful wickets, but he mastered the art of bowling tightly on good wickets as well. He was first picked for England in 1959, but was unable to play through injury. When he did play, his 39 Tests included tours to all the current Test-playing nations. A useful bat, with a first class hundred to his credit, he thrived on adversity, memorably so when playing out Hall's final over of the 1963 Lord's test. He took 882 wickets for Gloucestershire in a career that spanned 19 years. <br />
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