Gubby Under Pressure

10 At Brisbane: [Woolloongabba Ground]: 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 December, 1936. First Test Match. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA. At No.9, c S.J.McCabe b W.J.O’Reilly 35; at No.7 c.J.H.W.Fingleton b M.W.Sievers 68. Bowling: 16-2-71-3 [C.L.Badcock b 8, M.W.Sievers b 8, F.A.Ward c J.Hardstaff 0] and 6-0-36-5 [C.L.Badcock c A.E.Fagg 0, D.G.Bradman c A.E.Fagg 0, S.J.McCabe c M.Leyland 7, M.W.Sievers c W.Voce 5, W.J.O’Reilly b 0]. Allen’s 68 and 5-36 were respectively his highest score and his best bowling return in the Test series. He batted for 75 minutes in the first innings, facing 98 balls, and for 194 minutes in the second, facing 205 balls. 11 At Ipswich: 12 and 14 December, 1936. Not first-class. MCC v Queensland Country XI. Allen did not play. 12 At Sydney: 18, 19, 21 and 22 December. Second Test Match. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA. At No.6, lbw b W.J.O’Reilly 9. Bowling: 5.7-1-19-3 [A.G.Chipperfield c J.M.Sims 13, E.L.McCormick b 10, F.A.Ward b 0] and 19-6-61-1 [C.L.Badcock lbw b 2]. Allen batted for 20 minutes, facing 21 balls. 13 At Newcastle: 26 and 28 December, 1936. Not first-class. MCC v New South Wales Country XI. Did not bat. Bowling: 5-0-19-1 [J.Mayes b 1]. 14 At Melbourne: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 January 1937. Third Test Match. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA. At No.9, not out 0; at No. 7 c M.W.Sievers b L.O.Fleetwood-Smith 11. Bowling: 12-2-35-1 [K.E.Rigg c H.Verity 16] and 23-2-84-2 [S.J.McCabe lbw 22, L.S.Darling b 0]. Allen batted for nine minutes in the first innings, facing two balls, and for eight minutes in the second, facing 11 balls. 15 At Launceston: 9 and 11 January, 1937. MCC v Tasmania. Allen did not play. 16 At Launceston: 12 January, 1937. Not first-class. MCC v Tasmanian XI. Allen did not play. 17 At Hobart: 15, 16 and 18 January, 1937. MCC v Combined XI. At No.8, c S.W.L.Putman b F.A.Ward 55. Bowling: 3-0-21-1 [J.M.Walsh b 8]. 18 At Adelaide: 22, 23, 25 and 26 January, 1937. MCC v South Australia. At No.8, c V.Y.Richardson b C.V.Grimmett 60]. Bowling: 9-1-44-0. 19 At Adelaide: 29 and 30 January, 1, 2, 3 and 4 February, 1937. Fourth Test Match. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA. At No.8, lbw b L.O.Fleetwood-Smith 11; at No.8 c R.G.Gregory b E.L.McCormick 9. Bowling: 16-0-60-2 [D.G.Bradman b 26, W.J.O’Reilly c M.Leyland 7] and 14-1-61-0. Allen batted for 35 minutes in the first innings, facing 34 balls, and for 43 minutes in the second, facing 41 balls. 20 At Geelong: 6 and 8 February, 1937. Not first-class. MCC v Victorian Country XI. Allen did not play. 21 At Canberra: 10 and 11 February, 1937. Not first-class. MCC v Southern Districts of New South Wales. Allen did not play. 22 At Sydney: 13, 15, 16 and 17 February, 1937. MCC v New South Wales. Allen did not play. 23 At Melbourne: 19, 20, 22 and 23 February, 1937. MCC v Victoria. Allen did not play. 24 At Melbourne: 26 and 27 February, 1, 2 and 3 March, 1937. Fifth Test Match. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA. At No.8, c W.A.S.Oldfield b L.J.Nash 0; at Some statistics 103