Jim Allenby

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Jim Allenby

| image = File:Jim Allenby.JPG

| country = Australia

| fullname = James Allenby

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|09|12}}

| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia

| heightft = 6

| heightinch = 0

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = All-rounder

| club1 = Durham Cricket Board

| year1 = 2002

| club2 = Leicestershire

| year2 = 2005–2009

| club3 = → Glamorgan (on loan)

| year3 = 2009

| club4 = Western Australia

| year4 = 2006/07

| club5 = Glamorgan

| year5 = 2010–2014

| club6 = Somerset

| year6 = {{nowrap|2015–2017}}

| clubnumber6 = 6

| club7 = Peshawar Zalmi

| year7 = 2016

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 26 July

| debutyear1 = 2006

| debutfor1 = Leicestershire

| debutagainst1 = West Indies A

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 12 September

| debutyear2 = 2002

| debutfor2 = Durham CB

| debutagainst2 = Herefordshire

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 153

| runs1 = 7,784

| bat avg1 = 37.06

| 100s/50s1 = 10/56

| top score1 = 138*

| deliveries1 = 18,057

| wickets1 = 298

| bowl avg1 = 26.51

| fivefor1 = 5

| tenfor1 = 1

| best bowling1 = 6/54

| catches/stumpings1 = 165/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 121

| runs2 = 3,035

| bat avg2 = 29.75

| 100s/50s2 = 1/18

| top score2 = 144*

| deliveries2 = 3,648

| wickets2 = 84

| bowl avg2 = 35.84

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/43

| catches/stumpings2 = 47/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 137

| runs3 = 3,224

| bat avg3 = 29.30

| 100s/50s3 = 2/20

| top score3 = 110

| deliveries3 = 1,564

| wickets3 = 60

| bowl avg3 = 34.50

| fivefor3 = 2

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 5/21

| catches/stumpings3 = 35/–

| date = 18 August

| year = 2017

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45498/45498.html CricketArchive

}}

James Allenby (born 12 September 1982) is an Australian former professional cricketer who most recently played for Somerset. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Career

Allenby began playing senior cricket for Durham Cricket Board, though he only played one game for the team and it was a further three years before he made another first-class or List A appearance.

Having played second XI cricket for Leicestershire Allenby broke into the first team in 2005, he made three appearances in the Twenty20 Cup and played one one-day match at the end of the season. During the season he played club cricket for Brandon Cricket Club in the North East and scored a league record 266 in a 45 over match against Langley Park.{{cite news |last1=Pratt |first1=Malcolm |title=Allenby's 266 is new league record |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=1054640702C8DBC0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10B78F51065A6F30 |access-date=11 March 2024 |work=The Northern Echo |via=Newsbank |date=18 July 2005}}

In 2006 Allenby was a regular in the Leicestershire side which won the Twenty20 Cup, scoring 64 and taking two wickets in the final against Nottinghamshire.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/85/85913.html Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Twenty20 Cup 2006 (Final)], CricketArchive, retrieved 29 April 2009 In the same season he made his first-class debut against the touring West Indies A and made his County Championship debut in the final game of the season against Essex. In the latter he scored a maiden first-class century and followed that with 68 not out in the second innings as Leicestershire successfully chased 301.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/86/86077.html Leicestershire v Essex, LV County Championship 2006 (Division 2)], CricketArchive, retrieved 29 April 2009

In the English off-season at the start of calendar year 2007 he played one Twenty20 game for Western Australia,[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/103/103160.html WA vs SA, KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2006/07] having previously played for their Under-19 team between 2000 and 2002.

On 15 June 2008, Allenby became the first player in Twenty20 Cup history to achieve four wickets with four consecutive balls, when he removed Lancashire Lightning players Kyle Hogg, Steven Croft, Dominic Cork and Sajid Mahmood. Unfortunately for Allenby, he was out for a duck in the Leicestershire innings, as his side lost the match by 37 runs.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/132/132187.html Lancashire v Leicestershire, Twenty20 Cup 2008 (North Division)], CricketArchive, retrieved 29 April 2009

It was announced on 10 August 2009 that Allenby would be signing for Glamorgan County Cricket Club for the 2010 season.

On 4 June 2010, Allenby scored 58 runs for the Dragons in their Friends Provident opening match against Gloucestershire.

At the end of the 2012 season which saw him score 733 County Championship runs and take 42 wickets, he was named Glamorgan's player of the year.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19651608 All-rounder Jim Allenby named Glamorgan player of year], BBC Sport, retrieved 18 November 2012 He described the season as 'disappointing' and felt the county fell 'well short' of the standards required to be a successful county side.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19651612 Jim Allenby hits out at Glamorgan's disappointing season], BBC Sport, retrieved 18 November 2012

In 2013, he topped Glamorgan's batting averages in both the County Championship and Friends Life t20, with an exceptional average of 60.10 in the longer format. Contributing two centuries and nine 50's. In Twenty20, he scored three 50's, averaging over 50, and with an exceptional strike rate of 134.98. Despite this, he is continually overlooked by England much to his frustration.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24052784 Glamorgan's Jim Allenby reveals England frustration], BBC Sport, retrieved 24 October 2013

On 18 November 2014, Allenby signed for Somerset ahead of the 2015 season.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/800957.html |title=Allenby and Meschede in swap deal |last=Dobell |first=George |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=18 November 2014 |access-date=18 November 2014 }} In September 2017, after three seasons with Somerset, it was announced that Allenby was to be released at the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41159703 |title=Jim Allenby: Somerset one-day captain, Michael Leask and Ryan Davies to leave club |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 September 2017 |access-date=5 September 2017 }}

Career best performances

Updated 5 September 2017

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FC \|align="center"\|138* \|Leicestershire v Bangladesh A \|Leicester \|align="center"\|2008 \|align="center"\|6/54 \|Glamorgan v Hampshire \|Cardiff \|align="center"\|2014
LA \|align="center"\|144* \|Somerset v Glamorgan \|Cardiff \|align="center"\|2017 \|align="center"\|5/43 \|Leicestershire Foxes v Derbyshire Phantoms \|Leicester \|align="center"\|2007
T20 \|align="center"\|110 \|Leicestershire Foxes v Nottinghamshire Outlaws \|Leicester \|align="center"\|2009 \|align="center"\|5/21 \|Leicestershire Foxes v Lancashire Lightning \|Manchester \|align="center"\|2008

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