Jim Allen (cricketer)

Jim Allen
Personal information
Full name
Charles Henry Allen
Born(1951-08-15)15 August 1951
Harris Village, Montserrat
Died2 July 2025(2025-07-02) (aged 73)
Montserrat
NicknameJim
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman, occasional wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971/72–1982/83Leeward Islands
FC debut15 January 1972 Leeward Islands v Windward Islands
Last FC3 March 1983 Leeward Islands v Windward Islands
LA debut16 January 1974 Leeward and Windward Islands v MCC
Last LA26 January 1983 Leeward Islands v Guyana
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 55 15
Runs scored 3,067 366
Batting average 34.07 30.50
100s/50s 5/19 1/1
Top score 161 102*
Balls bowled 157 6
Wickets 3 1
Bowling average 30.00 6.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/14 1/6
Catches/stumpings 42/1 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 November 2007

Charles Henry "Jim" Allen MBE (15 August 1951 – 2 July 2025) was a Montserratian first class cricketer who was a part of the World Series Cricket West Indies XI and is considered the greatest ever Montserrat sportsperson.