Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
22nd, 23rd & 24th March 2024
Lot 316
Estimate: £130/160
Hammer: £130
George ‘Gubby’ Oswald Browning ‘Gubby’ Allen. Cambridge University, Middlesex & England 1921-1950. Rare silver metal vesta case with ring suspension to top of lid, the front with engraved initials ‘G.O.A.’ in cartouche with swirling floral decoration to border, and to verso an image of stumps being broken by the cricket ball and below inscribed bowling figures of ‘6-0-36-5’. The vesta measures approximately 1.75”x2”. Some slight wear and odd small dent otherwise in good condition
In the first Test of the 1936/37 Ashes Test series played at Brisbane in Australia, ‘Gubby’ Allen won the first Test for England, along with Bill Voce four wickets for 16 runs, by taking five wickets for thirty six runs. In the match England batted first making 358 all out, Leyland 126. In reply Australia made 234 all out, Voce taking 6-41 and Allen 3-71. In England’s second innings they made 256 all out, Allen top scoring with 68 and then Allen and Voce bowled out Australia for 58 runs in 12.3 overs to win the first Test match. Australia won the series in 1936/37 by three Tests to two thanks to the brilliance of Bradman’s batting