Charlie Allison
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| Full name | Charles William James Allison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 2005 Colchester, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Ben Allison (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Essex (squad no. 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 4 April 2025 Essex v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 1 August 2023 Essex v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles William James Allison (born 2 March 2005) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.
Early and personal life
[edit]Born in Colchester and the younger brother of Worcestershire cricketer Ben Allison, Charlie started playing at the Essex academy at nine years-old.[1] An Essex fan from a young age, Allison had gone viral in 2012 when a video of him playing cricket shots at Holmwood House Preparatory (his school at the time), was posted on YouTube and led to praise from his favourite Essex cricketer at the time, Graham Napier.[2] He attended Royal Hospital School in Holbrook, Suffolk.[3]
Career
[edit]Allison signed a rookie contract with Essex County Cricket Club in July 2023.[4] He made his List-A cricket debut for Essex on 1 August 2023, against Lancashire in the 2023 One-Day Cup, in a match abandoned due to rain.[5] Allison scored his first half-century for the county when he scored 70 against Middlesex on 12 August 2023.[6][7] He hit a new top score of 85 on 15 August 2023, against Leicestershire.[8] He was singled out for praise by Essex head coach Anthony McGrath for how he has assimilated into the first team.[9] Allison signed a new two-year contract with Essex in October 2024.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Waldron, Jonathan (31 July 2023). "Colchester batsman Charlie Allison inks Essex contract". Gazette-news.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Garnham, Nick (10 February 2012). "VIDEO: Six-year-old cricketer Charlie Allison becomes an internet hit". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Cricket Captains". Royal Hospital School. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "YOUNGSTERS SIGN ROOKIE CONTRACTS". 29 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Essex v Lancashire Group A, Sedbergh, August 01, 2023, One-Day Cup". cricinfo. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Charlie Allison: It's pretty surreal". bbc.co.uk. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Essex's Charlie Allison hails all-round effort in win". Epping Forest Guardian. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Sol Budinger swats maiden hundred to keep Leicestershire on track". The Cricketer. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Charlie Allison praised as Essex complete One Day Cup". Gazette-News. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Essex batter Allison signs deal until 2026". BBC Sport. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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