Albert Wallis "Allie" Lampard (3 July 1885 – 11 January 1984) was an Australian

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er active from 1908 to 1922 who played for

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and the

Australian Imperial Force Touring XI When the First World War ended in November 1918, thousands of Australian servicemen were in Europe as members of the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and many remained until the spring of 1919. In England, a new 1919 English cricket sea ...

. He was born in

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and died in

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. He appeared in 63

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as a right-handed

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who

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right arm

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and

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. A genuine

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, he scored 2,597 runs with a highest score of 132 among three

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and took 134

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s with a best performance of nine for 42.Allie Lampard at ''CricketArchive''
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* 1885 births 1984 deaths Australian cricketers Australian Imperial Force Touring XI cricketers Victoria cricketers Cricketers from Melbourne People from Richmond, Victoria 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1880s-stub