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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 | Essex (squad no. 56) | ||||||||||||||
LA debut | 1 August 2023 Essex v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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]