Please answer the following question: W. Allan Percival (1923 circa 1985) was a Canadian cricketer. Percival was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. As with his exact date of birth being unknown it is also unknown where in Canada he was born.Percival made his first-class debut for Canada in 1951 at the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club. Later in 1954 he played four first-class matches against English county opponents during Canada's tour of England. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete