Charles Hugh Alison

Charlie Alison

Personal information
Full name	Charles Hugh Alison
Born	(1883-03-05)5 March 1883 Preston, Lancashire, England
Died	20 October 1952(1952-10-20) (aged 69) Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1902–05	Somerset
1911–12	Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 36 Batting average 12.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 20 Balls bowled 12 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 0/23 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 November 2012

Charles Hugh Alison (5 March 1883 – 20 October 1952) was a British golf course architect. He worked predominantly with Harry Colt, John Morrison, and Alister MacKenzie, in 1928 forming Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd. He also played four first-class cricket matches for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1902 and 1905.

Alison served in both World War I and World War II decoding ciphers.

One of Alison's most-respected designs is Milwaukee Country Club (1929), co-designed with Colt, which was ranked among the Top 50 golf courses in America by Golf Digest in 2007. Another endearing Colt-Alison design is Century Country Club (1927) in Purchase, New York. On 26 April 1922, The New York Times announced that Colt, MacKenzie & Alison of London would be developing the new Century golf course on 180 acres (0.73 km²) of pristine countryside. The course's architects are listed as Colt and Alison but MacKenzie's influence is imbued throughout the 18 holes.

External links

• Colt Association Official Site
• Charles Hugh Alison at ESPNcricinfo
• Charles Hugh Alison at CricketArchive (subscription required)