Jim Allenby
Jim Allenby
Key facts
Full name: James Allenby
Born: September 12, 1982, Western Australia
County: Glamorgan
Other teams: Leicestershire, Durham Cricket Board, Western Australia
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
Biography
The powerful Australian-born all-rounder, who is not considered an overseas player, played a crucial role in Leicestershire’s Twenty20 final win over Nottinghamshire Outlaws in 2006. Allenby made his County Championship debut against Essex in the last match of the 2006 season when he hit a first-innings hundred before guiding Leicestershire to victory with an unbeaten fifty. He had a steady season in 2007, the highlight of which was taking 5-43 in the NatWest Pro40 win over Derbyshire. In 2008 Allenby contributed 26 championship wickets at 28 apiece, also producing a consistent amount...
