Allen Chandler
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Allen Chandler was a batsman for Surrey
in the 1870s.
Chandler played 29 first-class matches between 1873
and 1877
, scoring a total of 716 runs. He recorded his highest score of 74 against Cambridge University
at The Oval
in 1875
. He captained the Surrey team during the 1876 season
.
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in the 1870s.
Chandler played 29 first-class matches between 1873
1873 English cricket season
In the 1873 English cricket season, in only their fourth season as a first-class team, Gloucestershire was proclaimed joint Champion County by the media and went on to claim the still unofficial title four times in five seasons ....
and 1877
1877 English cricket season
The 1877 English cricket season followed the beginning of Test cricket in Australia in March.-Events:15 - 19 March. Australia v. England at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Afterwards recognised as the first-ever Test Match. Australia won by 45 runs with Charles Bannerman scoring 165*: the first Test...
, scoring a total of 716 runs. He recorded his highest score of 74 against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
at The Oval
The Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
in 1875
1875 English cricket season
-Events:* 18 August – formation of Somerset CCC by a team of amateurs at a meeting in Sidmouth, Devonshire, immediately after a match against a local side.-External sources:* -Annual reviews:...
. He captained the Surrey team during the 1876 season
1876 English cricket season
The 1876 English cricket season saw WG Grace become the first player to score 2000 runs and take 100 wickets in a season: 2622 runs and 130 wickets in 26 matches.-Events:14 January. Formation of Essex CCC at a meeting in the Shire Hall, Chelmsford...
.