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Full name | Charles William James Allison | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Colchester, Essex, England | 2 March 2005|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm medium pace | |||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Ben Allison (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Essex (squad no. 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 1 August 2023 Essex v Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,19 August 2024 |
Charles William James Allison (born 2 March 2005) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.
Born in Colchester and the younger brother of Essex cricketer Ben Allison,Charlie started playing at the Essex academy at nine years-old. [1] An Essex fan from a young age,Allison had gone viral in 2012 when a video of him playing cricket shots was posted on YouTube and led to praise from his favourite Essex cricketer at the time,Graham Napier. [2] He attended Royal Hospital School in Holbrook,Suffolk. [3]
Allison signed a rookie contract with Essex County Cricket Club in July 2023. [4] He made his List-A cricket debut for Essex on 1 August 2023,against Lancashire in the 2023 One-Day Cup,in a match abandoned due to rain. [5] Allison scored his first half-century for the county when he scored 70 against Middlesex on 12 August 2023. [6] [7] He hit a new top score of 85 on 15 August 2023,against Leicestershire. [8] He was singled out for praise by Essex head coach Anthony McGrath for how he has assimilated into the first team. [9] Allison signed a new two-year contract with Essex in October 2024. [10]
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