Worcestershire CCC has permanently signed Ben Allison

Allison has previously enjoyed two loan spells at the club. He initially suited up for the side in the 2023 season - being part of the team that won promotion to Division One of the Vitality County Championship. In the campaign he also achieved a career best of 75 against Yorkshire. 

The all-rounder then returned to the club mid-way through last summer, playing a major role in the team that sealed Worcestershire's first Championship win of 2024 against Durham. 

Allison has now made the move from Essex to Worcestershire on a three-year contract which will see him play for the club until at least the end of the 2027 season. 

Allison is hopeful that he can develop into a real, proven all-rounder at the club. 

Speaking on the move, he said: "I’ve got very happy memories of the two loan spells. The main aim is to keep going and creating more happy memories over these next few years.

"Going forward, it is just a case of taking it a game at a time and hopefully at some point in the next few years, we see some more trophies in that cabinet.

"In 2023, when we got promoted, that was such a great experience to be part of that and getting the points needed in the final game. Everyone chipped in here and there and that last month of the season was great.

"Then last summer, the win over Durham, that really kick-started something which led to a very good season for the club. It was a massive game. Twenty one wickets fell on the first day and it was always going to be effectively a bowl-out in the conditions.

"As much as I was on loan at the time, every team you are part of, you want to win games with them."

Allison will join his teammates from Monday, November 25 for pre-season training. 

"They are a really good bunch of lads," he said. "One of the things that attracted me to join the club more than anything was that the feel of the club was very similar to what I felt to Essex, that camaraderie, and a good dressing room."