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| Full name | Thomas William Allin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1987 Bideford, Devon, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 January 2016 (aged 28) Bideford, Devon, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Tony Allin (father) Matthew Allin (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Warwickshire (squad no. 87) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only First-class | 8 May 2013 Warwickshire v Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only List A | 17 August 2011 Warwickshire v Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 May 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas William Allin (27 November 1987 – 4 January 2016) was an English cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club.[1]
Tom Allin was a right-arm medium-fast pace bowler who also batted right-handed.[2] He made his debut for the county in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 against Surrey,[3] and his first-class debut came against Middlesex in May 2013.[4]
Allin suffered serious injuries in a road accident in October 2015. He gradually recovered physically, but suffered from mood swings. He died of suicide on 4 January 2016 aged 28 in Bideford, North Devon, by jumping from the A39 River Torridge Bridge.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ "Wisden Obituaries, 2016". Cricinfo. 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Tom Allin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Group B, Warwickshire v Surrey at Birmingham, August 17, 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Warwickshire v Middlesex at Birmingham, May 8-11, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Tom Allin: Former Warwickshire bowler dies aged 28". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Former Warwickshire player Tom Allin dies at 28". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tom Allin: Cricketer took his life in bridge fall, inquest hears". BBC News. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
External links
- Tom Allin at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Tom Allin at ESPNcricinfo