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David Allen (cricketer)

David Allen, English cricketer (died 2014)

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Born
October 29, 1935
Died
May 25, 2014
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1935

About David Allen (cricketer)

David Arthur Allen was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1953 and 1972. He also played 39 Test matches for England between 1960 and 1966. David Arthur Allen (29 October 1935 – 24 May 2014) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1953 and 1972. Davidson and Graham McKenzie added 98 for the last wicket and Australia won by 54 runs. A right-arm off-break bowler, using a very short run, Allen was first selected for England in 1959 and in 1960 was selected as the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year. In the 1965–66 Ashes series Allen made 50 not out in the Third Test at Sydney, adding 93 for the last two wickets, and took 2/42 and 4/47 as England won by an innings and 93 runs.

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David Allen (cricketer) timeline

  1. David Arthur Allen (29 October 1935 – 24 May 2014) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1953 and 1972.
  2. A right-arm off-break bowler, using a very short run, Allen was first selected for England in 1959 and in 1960 was selected as the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year.
  3. In the 1965–66 Ashes series Allen made 50 not out in the Third Test at Sydney, adding 93 for the last two wickets, and took 2/42 and 4/47 as England won by an innings and 93 runs.

The world when David Allen (cricketer) was born

David Allen (cricketer) was born in 1935. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in David Allen (cricketer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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