| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | John Aubrey Allen |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Windsor, New South Wales, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 2003 |
| Onetype1: | true |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 0 |
| Bat Avg1: | 0.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 0 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Date: | 5 August |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Source: | http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/50/50778/50778.html CricketArchive |
John Aubrey Allen (born 19 July 1974) is an Australian teacher, rugby player and cricketer.[1] [2]
Allen was born in Windsor, New South Wales. He attended Bede Polding College in South Windsor, before graduating with a BA in human movement studies at the University of Technology Sydney, where he also completed his Diploma of Education.[3] He played rugby for several clubs, most notably for the Brumbies who he represented in the Ricoh Championship.[4] He also played Grade cricket for Hawkesbury Cricket Club near Sydney. At 21, he moved to England to study for his master's degree at University College, Oxford.[1] While at Oxford, Allen was awarded his blue in rugby union and cricket.[5]
Allen played as a centre in rugby union and as a forward in rugby league.[6] He captained Oxford University RFC in 2003,[7] leading the team to a draw in The Varsity Match against Cambridge at Twickenham in December that year.[8] Earlier in the year, he scored a try late in the game to seal Oxford's victory in the Rugby League Varsity Match at the Athletic Ground, Richmond.[9]
For Oxford University Cricket Club, he played in two first-class matches, including the varsity match.[10] [11]
After completing his master's, Allen returned to teaching in Australia and in 2017 was working as Director of Sport and Co-Curricular at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney, New South Wales.[12]