Thorpe Allen

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 Allen

Personal information
Born	7 March 1870 Oxley, Queensland
Died	25 January 1950(1950-01-25) (aged 79) East Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Queensland
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 1 Runs scored 6 Batting average 3.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 6 Balls bowled – Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 December 2017

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]