| Alan Preen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Preen during his football career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alan Thomas Preen | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Fremantle, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 2016 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Fremantle, Western Australia | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1953–1959 | East Fremantle | 122 (93) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alan Thomas Preen (4 July 1935 – 27 November 2016) was a sportsman who played Australian rules football with East Fremantle in the WANFL and first-class cricket for Western Australia during the 1950s. He is a half forward flanker in East Fremantle's official 'Team of the Century'.
Preen was mainly a centre half forward but could also be used in the ruck. He played at East Fremantle between 1953 and 1959, a career which yielded 122 senior games with Best and fairest award wins in 1954 and 1958 as well as a premiership in 1957. He regularly represented Western Australia at interstate football, in all playing 15 state games, with his performance in 1958 earning him All-Australian selection.
As a cricketer, Preen was a left-arm medium-pace bowler and from his 13 first-class matches from 1953–54 to 1956–57 took 28 wickets at 34.96. His best innings bowling figures of 6/97 were taken against Victoria at the St Kilda Cricket Ground and included the wickets of Neil Harvey, Sam Loxton and Colin McDonald.[1]
Preen died on 27 November 2016 after a long illness.
References
[edit]- ^ "Victoria v Western Australia 1955/56". CricketArchive.
External links
[edit]- Alan Preen at AustralianFootball.com
- Alan Preen at ESPNcricinfo
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