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Arts in Marrakech (AiM) first took place in September 2005. According to the event's media coverage, it serves as the [[Marrakech]] International Literary and Arts festival. It is reported to be a [[biannual]] festival. The 2005 participants and guests were [[Moroccan]] [[Sufi]] musicians, [[Alan Yentob]], [[Annie Lennox]], [[Richard Branson]], [[Saadi Youssef]], [[Charbel Dagher]] and [[Mohammed Bennis]].
{{Infobox Historic Cricketer |
flag = England_flag_large.png |
nationality = English |
country = England |
country abbrev = Eng |
name = G.O. Allen |
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png |
batting style = Right-handed batsman (RHB) |
bowling style = Right arm fast |
tests = 25 |
test runs = 750 |
test bat avg = 24.19 |
test 100s/50s = 1/3 |
test top score = 122 |
test balls = 4386 |
test wickets = 81 |
test bowl avg = 29.37 |
test 5s = 5 |
test 10s = 1 |
test best bowling = 7/80 |
test catches/stumpings = 20/0 |
FCs = 265 |
FC runs = 36180 |
FC bat avg = 28.67 |
FC 100s/50s = 11/47 |
FC top score = 180 |
FC balls = 36180 |
FC wickets = 788 |
FC bowl avg = 22.23 |
FC 5s = 48 |
FC 10s = 9 |
FC best bowling = 10/40 |
FC catches/stumpings = 131/0 |
debut date = 27 June |
debut year = 1930 |
last date = 1 April |
last year = 1948 |
source = http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PLAYERS/ENG/A/ALLEN_GOB_01000559/
}}
'''Sir George Oswald Browning Allen''' (known as '''Gubby Allen''') (born [[31 July]] [[1902]], [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]; died [[29 November]] [[1989]], [[London]]) was an Australian-born [[England|English]] [[cricketer]], renowned as both a bowler and batsman, who played 25 tests for England and was captain in 11 of them.
==External referencelinks== ▼Educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], he began his First Class career playing for [[University_of_Cambridge|Cambridge University]]. Between [[1921]] and [[1950]] he played for [[Middlesex]] and in [[1930]] was called to make his test debut, in the 2nd test against Australia at [[Lord's]]. During the famous ''[[Bodyline]]'' series he strongly disagreed with the controversial tactics of [[Douglas Jardine]], the English captain, but still took 21 wickets.
[http://www.kasbahagafay.com/aim.htm AiM 2005 Website]
[http://www.liberatum.org/morocco.htm AiM Liberatum Website]
He still holds the all-time test record partnership for the 8th wicket with Leslie Ames of 246 against New Zealand in 1931, and is the only man ever to have taken all 10 wickets at Lord's, doing so for only 40 runs playing for Middlesex against Lancashire in 1929.
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After retiring from all forms of the game in [[1950]], Allen chaired the selection panel for the [[England cricket team]] between [[1955]] and [[1961]]. He was [[knight]]ed for services to [[cricket]] in [[1986]].
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|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:'''<br>'''[[R. E. S. Wyatt|Bob Wyatt]]'''<br>'''[[Norman Yardley]]
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|width="40%" align="center"|'''[[English national cricket captains|English national cricket captain]]'''<br>[[1936]]-[[1936]]/[[1937|7]]<br>[[1947]]/[[1948|8]]
|width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br>'''[[Walter Robins]]'''<br>'''[[Norman Yardley]]'''
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*[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PLAYERS/ENG/A/ALLEN_GOB_01000559/ Cricinfo page on Gubby Allen]
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