Charlie Allison, who plays his club cricket for his place of birth Colchester and East Essex, made his second XI debut in a 10-wicket T20 victory against Middlesex at Southend’s Garon Park in 2023, where he played alongside elder brother, and established Essex first-teamer, Ben.

Allison has been on the Essex age-group pathway from under-9 level before making his first appearance in an Eagles shirt in a warm up against Cambridgeshire in 2022 before making his professional debut in the first game of the Metro Bank One Day Cup in 2023 against Lancashire, before the game was abandoned due to rain without Charlie having a bat or a bowl.