Allen joined the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Company as an office boy in 1886, retiring almost fifty years later in 1935 as a manager.[4][5]
From the 1920s, Allen was a keen bowls player, serving as a secretary of the East Brisbane club. He collapsed and died on 25 January 1950 while bowling in East Brisbane.[6][7][8]
Referencesedit
^"Thorpe Allen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
^"First-Class Matches played by Thorpe Allen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
^"Thorpe Allen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
^"Office boy to manager". The Telegraph. Brisbane. 14 July 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 28 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Retirement of Mr. Thorpe Allen". The Telegraph. Brisbane. 17 May 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 29 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Bowls and bowlers". The Telegraph. Brisbane. 6 January 1940. p. 15. Retrieved 29 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Sportsman dies". The Courier-Mail. 1 February 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 28 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Another death on bowling green". The Courier-Mail. 26 January 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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thorpe, allen, march, 1870, january, 1950, australian, cricketer, played, first, class, match, queensland, january, 1899, personal, informationborn7, march, 1870oxley, queenslanddied25, january, 1950, 1950, aged, east, brisbane, queensland, australiadomestic, . Thorpe Allen 7 March 1870 25 January 1950 was an Australian cricketer who played one First class match for Queensland in January 1899 1 2 3 Thorpe AllenPersonal informationBorn7 March 1870Oxley QueenslandDied25 January 1950 1950 01 25 aged 79 East Brisbane Queensland AustraliaDomestic team informationYearsTeamQueenslandCareer statisticsCompetition FCMatches 1Runs scored 6Batting average 3 00100s 50s 0 0Top score 6Balls bowled Wickets 0Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 0 0Source ESPNcricinfo 20 December 2017Allen joined the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Company as an office boy in 1886 retiring almost fifty years later in 1935 as a manager 4 5 From the 1920s Allen was a keen bowls player serving as a secretary of the East Brisbane club He collapsed and died on 25 January 1950 while bowling in East Brisbane 6 7 8 References edit Thorpe Allen CricketArchive Retrieved 20 December 2017 First Class Matches played by Thorpe Allen CricketArchive Retrieved 28 April 2018 Thorpe Allen ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 20 December 2017 Office boy to manager The Telegraph Brisbane 14 July 1919 p 5 Retrieved 28 April 2018 via National Library of Australia Retirement of Mr Thorpe Allen The Telegraph Brisbane 17 May 1935 p 9 Retrieved 29 April 2018 via National Library of Australia Bowls and bowlers The Telegraph Brisbane 6 January 1940 p 15 Retrieved 29 April 2018 via National Library of Australia Sportsman dies The Courier Mail 1 February 1950 p 5 Retrieved 28 April 2018 via National Library of Australia Another death on bowling green The Courier Mail 26 January 1950 p 1 Retrieved 28 April 2018 via National Library of Australia nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an Australian cricket person born in the 1870s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thorpe Allen amp oldid 1155164135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
