Allan Ivo Steel

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Allan Ivo Steel (27 September 1892 – 8 October 1917) was an English cricketer and soldier.

Early life

Allan Steel was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, the son of the Lancashire cricketer A. G. Steel. He attended Eton College, and played in Fowler's match in 1910.

Cricket

As a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler, he represented Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and also Middlesex in two first-class matches in 1912.

World War I

Steel served as a lieutenant of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards regiment of the British Army and was killed on active service during World War I, aged 25. His name is on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 9 to 10.

Personal life

Allan's brother, Jack Steel, also died in the war after being washed overboard while on route to take command of HMS Munster.

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