New Zealand / Players
Full name Geoffrey Ian Allott
Born December 24, 1971, Christchurch, Canterbury
Current age 37 years 320 days
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
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| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 8* | 3.37 | 269 | 10.03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 31 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7* | 3.40 | 56 | 30.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 31 | 40 | 18 | 107 | 13* | 4.86 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 66 | 17 | 10 | 29 | 7* | 4.14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 16 | 2023 | 1111 | 19 | 4/74 | 4/106 | 58.47 | 3.29 | 106.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 31 | 31 | 1528 | 1207 | 52 | 4/35 | 4/35 | 23.21 | 4.73 | 29.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 31 | 5947 | 3097 | 102 | 6/60 | 30.36 | 3.12 | 58.3 | 4 | 1 | |||
| List A | 66 | 3008 | 2261 | 95 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 23.80 | 4.50 | 31.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Hamilton, Jan 13-17, 1996 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v New Zealand at Lord's, Jul 22-25, 1999 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v England at Napier, Feb 26, 1997 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v New Zealand at Durban, Nov 1, 2000 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1994/95 - 1999 |
| List A span | 1994/95 - 2000/01 |
Potentially one of the most effective bowlers of the 1990s, Geoff Allott was defeated by a persistent back injury - but still left his mark on the game. Ironically, his only world record was as a batsman when he took 101 minutes over a runless innings. But Allott also had a starring role as a left-arm medium-fast bowler in the 1999 World Cup, setting a new record of 20 wickets in the seamer-friendly competition, a figure later equalled by Shane Warne from one extra match. In his early days Allott tried to be a top-speed bounce bowler, but later concentrated on making the ball swing. Best of all, Allott had a big heart, and would toil away selflessly on the most unresponsive pitches, and he was a much better batsman than that long duck innings would suggest.
Don Cameron
Club: High School Old Boys
- Unknown teenage spinner assists New Zealand (Aug 14, 2009)
- The case of the brittle Kiwi (Mar 29, 2009)
- Allott takes lead role with New Zealand Cricket (Nov 1, 2008)
- The left-armers' curse? (Jul 24, 2004)
- Allott limits himself to one-day games only (Nov 7, 2000)
Nov 23, 2000
Geoff Allott - Portrait
© New Zealand Cricket
Nov 9, 2000
Geoff Allott speaks to Christopher Doig
© New Zealand Cricket
Oct 27, 2000
Geoff Allott bowling in the 2000 ICC knock out
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