Arthur Alloo
 Arthur Alloo in 1925-26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Arthur William Alloo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1892 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 September 1950 (aged 58) Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Albert Alloo (brother) Howard Alloo (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913-14 to 1930-31 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 30 April 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur William Alloo (9 January 1892 – 16 September 1950) played first-class cricket in New Zealand from 1913 to 1931.
Early career
Alloo made his first-class debut as an opening batsman for Otago in 1913-14.[1] In his second match he made 101 against Wellington in three hours out of a team total of 236.[2]
He bowled little until 1918-19, when in a match against Southland he and Henry Holderness bowled unchanged throughout the match, Alloo taking 5 for 27 and 5 for 23.[3] In his next match, in 1919-20, also against Southland, he took 6 for 20 in the second innings.[4] A few days later, against Wellington, he scored 35 and 26 batting at number four, and bowled unchanged throughout the match, taking 6 for 63 and 4 for 96.[5] According to Dick Brittenden, Alloo "dropped the ball on a length at slow-medium pace, and turned it from off".[6]
Playing for New Zealand
In 1923-24 he was the leading wicket-taker in the Plunket Shield, with 24 wickets at an average of 25.25.[7] In the final match, against Wellington at Carisbrook, 1905 runs were scored over five days – which is still the seventh-highest aggregate in the history of first-class cricket.[8] Wellington batted first and made 560 (Alloo 6 for 136), Otago replied with 385, Wellington made 465 in their second innings (Alloo 6 for 141), and Otago, needing 641 to win, were dismissed for 495.[9] He played a match for New Zealand against the touring New South Wales team at the end of the season.
Alloo also played for New Zealand in 1924-25, this time two matches against Victoria. He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1925-26, playing all four matches against the state sides, but with little success. In all, in seven matches for New Zealand against Australian state teams he made 177 runs at 19.66,[10] and took six wickets at 55.00.[11]
Later career
He captained Otago from 1927-28 until his final matches in 1930-31, usually batting at seven or eight. He scored his second first-class century in 1928-29, batting at number eight against Wellington.[12]
His brothers Albert and Howard also played for Otago.
See also
References
- ^ Canterbury v Otago 1913-14
- ^ Otago v Wellington 1913-14
- ^ Southland v Otago 1918-19
- ^ Otago v Southland 1919-20
- ^ Otago v Wellington 1919-20
- ^ R.T. Brittenden, Great Days in New Zealand Cricket, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1958, p. 48.
- ^ Bowling in Plunket Shield 1923-24
- ^ New Zealand Cricket Museum Summer-Autumn 2010-11 newsletter Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ Otago v Wellington 1923-24
- ^ Arthur Alloo batting for each team
- ^ Arthur Alloo bowling for each team
- ^ Wellington v Otago 1928-29