Charlie Allison

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.

Charles Allison

Personal information
Full name	Charles William James Allison
Born	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 20) Colchester, Essex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Relations	Ben Allison (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2023–present	Essex (squad no. 56)
FC debut	4 April 2025 Essex v Surrey
LA debut	1 August 2023 Essex v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 9 11 20 Runs scored 545 388 290 Batting average 34.06 38.80 22.30 100s/50s 3/0 0/4 0/1 Top score 140 85 69* Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/– 14/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 August 2025

Early and personal life

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

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]