Allan Mason (2 May 1921, – 22 March 2006) was an English

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er, who played eighteen times for

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between 1947 and 1950. A slow left arm bowler, he took 51 wickets at 28.88, with a best of 5 for 56 against

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, his only five-wicket haul. A right-handed batsman, he scored 105 runs at 6.56, with a top score of 22 against

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. He also held six catches. He played for the Yorkshire Second XI from 1939 to 1950.

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1921 births English cricketers Yorkshire cricketers People from Ilkley 2006 deaths Cricketers from Yorkshire {{england-cricket-bio-1920s-stub