All Ten: The Ultimate Bowling Feat

225 Peter Allan Queensland v Victoria, 1965/66 Sheffield Shield Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 7, 8, 10, 11 January 1966 (4-day match) Toss won by Queensland Victoria won by three wickets Umpires: KR Butler, WK Collicoat Queensland 180 (KR Stackpole 5-38) and 336 (DFE Bull 167 not out); Victoria 130 (PJ Allan 10-61) and 387–7 (IR Redpath 180, GD Watson 109) Victoria first innings IR Redpath lbw b Allan 20 GD Watson c Trimble b Allan 8 DJ Anderson c Bizzell b Allan 45 *J Potter c Cooper b Allan 5 KR Stackpole b Allan 1 +RC Jordon b Allan 27 AP Sheahan c Cooper b Allan 0 JD Swanson c Crane b Allan 0 JW Grant c Crane b Allan 0 KW Kirby c Trimble b Allan 18 AN Connolly not out 0 Extras (lb 4, nb 2) 6 Total (all out, 30.6 overs) 130 Fall of wickets 1-15, 2-41, 3-53, 4-61, 5-100, 6-100, 7-100, 8-100, 9-123, 10-130 Queensland bowling: PJ Allan 15.6-3-61-10, JRF Duncan 5-0-31-0, JRE Mackay 1-0-12-0, FR Crane 9-5-20-0 Queensland: DFE Bull, SC Trimble (capt), WH Buckle, GM Bizzell, FR Crane, KP Ziebell, JRE Mackay, LD Cooper (wk), PJ Allan, JRF Duncan, DJ Lillie Peter Allan played only one match for Australia and then was dropped. However, he had the consolation that in his next match a month later he became only the second bowler, and the first Queenslander, to take all-ten in a Sheffield Shield match. Tall and strong with great stamina, he bowled outswingers at a lively fast-medium. Allan was born in Brisbane on New Year’s Eve 1935. On the same day, in faraway Launceston, future captain of Australia Ian Johnson was one of nine Victorians making their first-class debuts against Tasmania. Allan made his own debut in 1959/60, playing three matches for Queensland, but then work took him to Melbourne for three years where, although he made the State squad, he could not break into the first team. Returning home to take up a position with tobacco company WD & HO Wills (although he was a non-smoker!), he reappeared for Queensland. The State no longer had the cutting edge provided by West Indian Wes