Gubby Under Pressure

No.8, c L.J.Nash b W.J.O’Reilly 7. Bowling: 17-0-99-0. Allen batted for nine minutes in the first innings, facing three balls, and for 18 minutes in the second, facing 26 balls. 25 At Benalla: 5 and 6 March, 1937. Not first-class: twelve a side. MCC v Victorian Country XII. At No.12, c E.Bourke b S.Browne 33. Bowling: 3.4-1-5-2 [S.Browne c G.Duckworth 10, A.McDonald b 3] 26 At Sydney [University Oval]: 8 and 9 March, 1937. Not first-class: twelve a side. MCC v Combined Universities. Did not bat. Bowling: 4-1-4-0. In New Zealand 27 At Christchurch: 19, 20 and 22 March, 1937. MCC v Canterbury and Otago. Allen did not play. 28 At Wellington: 24. 25 and 27 March, 1937. MCC v New Zealand . At No.8, b A.W.Roberts 88. Bowling: 21-6-56-4 [J.L.Kerr b 0, W.A.Hadlee c L.E.G.Ames 20, W.M.Wallace b 16, A.W.Roberts b 10] and 8-1-28-1 [J.L.Kerr lbw 2]. Allen’s 88 was his highest score of the tour. 29 At Auckland: 1, 2 and 3 April, 1937. MCC v Auckland and Wellington. At No.6, b J.B.Simpson 4. Bowling: 2-0-4-0. Allen’s performances in Test and first-class matches are summarised in the averages given above. In addition, he played in five of the nine minor matches, one in Ceylon and four in Australia, scoring 115 runs in two innings, being dismissed once (caught), taking 3 for 57 in 136 balls, and making one catch. Some statistics 104