deliveries columns catches/stumpings year tenfor bowling country fivefor batting image name lasttestyear column international testdebutdate source date runs testdebutyear wickets lasttestdate s/s matches article_title
817 34133 2 - / - 83 / - 1930 - 3 right-arm medium-fast english 1 30 right-hand bat maurice allom.jpg maurice allom 1931 tests first-class true 10 january http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8524.html 10 january 14 1953 1930 14 605 16 january - / - - / 5 5 179 maurice allom

maurice allom

maurice james carrick allom -lrb- march 23 , 1906 , northwood , middlesex -- april 8 , 1995 , shipbourne , kent -rrb- was an english cricketer who played in five tests from 1930 to 1931 .
along with peter petherick and damien fleming , he is one of only three players to have taken a hat-trick on test debut .
in the same test against new zealand , he also become the first player to take four wickets in five balls , a feat later matched by chris old and wasim akram .
he finished with first innings figures of 5/38 .
he played for surrey and subsequently served as the club 's president from 1970-77 .
he was also president of mcc in 1969-70 .
his son anthony played first-class cricket for surrey and was one of tallest people to have played the game , standing between 6 ft 9ins and 6 ft 10ins -lrb- around 2.07 m -rrb- .
