Spencer Allen (20 December 1893 – 9 October 1978) was an English amateur

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er, who played only one game for

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in 1924. With the bat he scored 8 runs at an average of 4.00, with a highest score of 6. With the ball he took two wickets for 116. Allen was born in

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, and played as an amateur. He took six wickets for six runs for Yorkshire Second XI v

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in 1924, and put on 224 for the first wicket for Leeds v Whitwood Colliery in 1934. Allen also played as a professional for Queensbury C.C. in the Bradford League. Later as a schoolmaster, he taught at Leeds Modern School, before retiring to

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in 1968. Spencer Allen died in Bradford, Yorkshire.

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1893 births 1978 deaths Cricketers from Halifax, West Yorkshire English cricketers Yorkshire cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1890s-stub