Gubby Under Pressure

Also bowled: L.E.G.Ames 28-1-16-1; C.J.Barnett 80-1-24-2; L.B.Fishlock 6-0-8-0; J.Hardstaff 34-2-27-0; M.Leyland 211-1-130-2; R.E.S.Wyatt 72-0-71-1. Note: Overs bowled in Australia were of eight balls and in New Zealand of six. Other matches MCC played one minor one-day match in Ceylon, which they won, and eight in Australia, six over two days and two of one day’s duration, winning two and drawing six. The highest score for the side in these matches was 109 by W.R.Hammond v Queensland Country XI at Ipswich, Qld: the best bowling return was 7-16 by W.H.Copson v Southern Country Districts of New South Wales, at Canberra, ACT. Allen’s own performances: 1936/37 In Ceylon 1 At Colombo: 3 October, 1936. Not first-class. MCC v All-Ceylon. At No.7, not out 82. Bowling: 6-0-29-0. Allen added 140 runs in 65 minutes with J.Hardstaff, and took one catch in Ceylon’s innings In Australia 2 At Perth: 16, 17 and 19 October, 1936. MCC v Western Australia. Did not bat. Bowling: 10-1-32-3 [F.J.Bryant b 4, F.J.Alexander b 18, F.H.Taaffe b 0] and 4-0-21-0. 3 At Perth: 22, 23 and 24 October, 1936. MCC v Combined XI. At No.8, b R.J.Wilberforce 65; at No.6, not out 14. Bowling: 12-2-57-1 [S.J.McCabe lbw 23]. 4 At Clare: 28 October, 1936. Not first-class. MCC v Clare Country XI. Allen played, but did not bat or bowl. 5 At Adelaide: 30 and 31 October, 2 and 3 November, 1936. MCC v South Australia. At No.7, c E.R.J.Moyle b F.A.Ward 12; at No.8, not out 13. Bowling: 16-1-53-6 [C.L.Badcock lbw 8, C.W.Walker b 3, R.A.Hamence b 16, V.Y.Richardson b 29, E.R.J.Moyle c W.R.Hammond 5, F.A.Ward b 0] and 11-0-32-3 [C.L.Badcock b 23, V.Y.Richardson c H.Verity 55, E.R.J.Moyle c L.B.Fishlock 32]. Allen’s 6-53 in the first innings was his best bowling return of the tour. 6 At Melbourne: 6, 7, 9 and 10 November, 1936. MCC v Victoria. At No.7, st B.A.Barnett b J.Frederick 11. Bowling: 20-0-97-3 [K.E.Rigg c L.B.Fishlock 10, J.Frederick b 0, H.I.Ebeling b 15]. 7 At Sydney: 13, 14, 16 and 17 November, 1936 MCC v New South Wales. At No.9, c A.D.McGilvray b H.Mudge 0; at No.10, lbw b W.J.O’Reilly 0. Bowling: 16-0-45-2 [R.H.Robinson b 91, L.C.Hynes b 3] and 17-2-69-2 [H.Mudge c C.J.Barnett 34, A.E.Marks b 33]. 8 At Sydney: 20, 21, 23 and 24 November, 1936. MCC v An Australian XI. Allen did not play. 9 At Brisbane [Woolloongabba Ground]: 27, 28 and 30 November, 1 December, 1936. MCC v Queensland. Allen did not play. Some statistics 102