Edwin Boaler Alletson
b.6th March 1884
d. 5th July 1963
Ted Alletson is famous for his spectacular innings of 189 while batting for Nottinghamshire v Sussex at Hove on 20th May 1911. When his obituary appeared in the 1964 Wisden a number of wrong details were given for this knock. Using the scorebook details available John Arlott speculates that a more accurate timing was as follows: 50 in 53 minutes, 100 in 66 and 189 in 90.
Listed below are some details of research into his career which I have recently conducted using the following sources: "Alletson's Innings" by John Arlott, "Hit For Six" by Gerald Brodribb, various editions of Wisden, and newspapers "Manchester Guardian" and "The Times."
Ideally for researching English players of the 19th and 20th Centuries you should use original scorebooks, or newspapers from the city where matches are played and the counties involved, in addition to other printed material like books and annuals. Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to do this for Alletson so far, but provide the figures below as a matter of interest.
[1909][1910][1911][1912][1913]
| 1909 | |||
| Notts v Australians | May 6-8 | 31 in 25 mins | two 6s |
| Notts v Leicestershire | May 20-22 | 81 in ? mins | - |
| Notts v Surrey | May 31-June 2 | 35 in ? mins | - |
| Notts v Yorkshire | July 5-7 | 27 in ? mins | two 6s off Rhodes |
| Notts v Gloucestershire | July 22-24 | 70 in about 62 mins | - |
| Notts v Essex | August 5-7 | 56 in ? mins | - |
| 1910 | |||
| Notts v Sussex | May 30-June 1 | 70 in 70 mins | - |
| Notts v Lancashire | June 16-18 | 50 in 50 mins | - |
| Notts v Derbyshire | July 14-16 | 57 in 90 mins | - |
| Notts v Yorkshire | July 18-20 | 50 in 70 mins | - |
| Notts v Essex | August 4-6 | 46 in 40 mins | - |
| 1911 | |||
| Notts v Sussex | May 18-20 | 189 in 90 mins | 8 x 6s, 23 x 4s |
| Notts v Gloucestershire | May 25-27 | 60 in 30 mins | 4 x 6s, 4 x 4s |
| Notts v Surrey (1st) | June 5-7 | 46 in 50 mins | - |
| Notts v Surrey (2nd) | June 5-7 | 26 in 40 mins | 5 x 4s |
| Notts v Middlesex (1st) | June 12-14 | 23 in ? mins | 10 off first 3 balls, and hit a 6 later |
| Notts v Middlesex (2nd) | June 12-14 | 28 in 15 mins | a 6 and 4 x 4s |
| Notts v Gloucestershire | July 27-29 | 39 in 20 mins | - |
| Notts v Essex | August 10-11 | 23 in ? mins | two 6s |
| 1912 | |||
| Notts v Surrey | May 27-29 | 26 n.o. in about 28 mins | - |
| Notts v Sussex | June 6-7 | 32 in ? mins | - |
| 1913 | |||
| Notts v Sussex (1st) | May 22-24 | 69 in less than 50 mins | three 6s |
| Notts v Sussex (2nd) | May 22-24 | 32 in 30 mins | - |
| Notts v Leicestershire | May 31-June 3 | 55 in 25 mins | - |
| Notts v Middlesex | June 23-25 | 61 in 60 mins | 2 x 6s, 8 x 4s |
| Notts v Derbyshire | July 4-7 | 88 in 60 mins | 4 x 6s, 7 x 4s |
| Notts v Yorkshire (1st) | July 24-26 | 32 in 30 mins | 3 x 6s |
| Notts v Yorkshire (2nd) | July 24-26 | 35 in 20 mins | three 6s off three consecutive balls from Rhodes |