Charlie Allison

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Charles Allison
Personal information
Full name
Charles William James Allison
Born (2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 19)
Colchester, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium pace
RelationsBen Allison (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023Essex (squad no. 56)
LA debut1 August 2023 Essex v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 8
Runs scored 254
Batting average 36.28
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 85
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2023

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.

Early and personal life[edit]

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]

Career[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Waldron, Jonathan (31 July 2023). "Colchester batsman Charlie Allison inks Essex contract". Gazette-news.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ Garnham, Nick (10 February 2012). "VIDEO: Six-year-old cricketer Charlie Allison becomes an internet hit". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Cricket Captains". Royal Hospital School. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "YOUNGSTERS SIGN ROOKIE CONTRACTS". 29 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Essex v Lancashire Group A, Sedbergh, August 01, 2023, One-Day Cup". cricinfo. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Charlie Allison: It's pretty surreal". bbc.co.uk. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Essex's Charlie Allison hails all-round effort in win". Epping Forest Guardian. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Sol Budinger swats maiden hundred to keep Leicestershire on track". The Cricketer. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Charlie Allison praised as Essex complete One Day Cup". Gazette-News. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.