Allen Player
cricketer (1893-1962)
Allen Shrewsbury Player (5 September 1893 – 17 November 1962) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 27 first-class matches for Auckland between 1919 and 1929.
Player was a right-arm medium-pace bowler who was able to move the ball appreciably through the air and off the pitch, and could bowl unchanged for long spells. He was considered one of New Zealand's best medium-paced bowlers of the 1920s. His best figures were 6 for 38 in Auckland's victory over Canterbury in the Plunket Shield in December 1926. In 1925–26 he was the second-highest wicket-taker in the Plunket Shield with 18 wickets at an average of 23.66. He was also a useful lower-order batsman who could use his reach and hitting power effectively. Against Canterbury in 1925–26 he took 3 for 79 and 4 for 56 and made 58 (adding 112 for the eighth wicket with James Gerrard) and 10.
Player also represented Auckland at hockey. For a time he was chairman of the executive of the Auckland Hockey Association.
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