Allan Wise (born 24 February 1979 in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Victoria) is an Australian cricketer who previously played

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with the

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. Debuting in the 2003–04 season with Victoria, Wise had a solid start to his career and was initially the second choice left-arm paceman behind Matthew Inness. When Inness was dumped for the

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final that season and was subsequently not given selection for the following season, his transfer to Western Australia saw Wise take over as the number one left-armer.

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