YOUNG GUN
BEN ALLISON
Essex fast bowler
Between Jamie Porter and, more recently, Sam Cook, Essex have made a habit of producing homegrown fast bowlers with a knack for taking wickets.
Ben Allison is hoping to be the next off the talent conveyor belt, the 19-yearold quick hoping to make a big impression on a summer contract.
Between Porter and Cook, not to mention Australian speed king Peter Siddle, Allison is not short of role models at Chelmsford, with new bowling coach and former South Africa bruiser Andre Nel offering another experienced ear to bend.
Allison said: “There’s...