{"id":6988,"date":"2025-08-01T11:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montserratspotlight.com\/?p=6988"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:20:36","slug":"jim-allen-interview-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montserratspotlight.com\/?p=6988","title":{"rendered":"Jim Allen Interview (2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jim Allen Interview 2012\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u_tHx4HVEkM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jim Allen discusses his rise to stardom, the burden of carrying the Montserrat team, his complex relationship with his brother, his biggest regret, and more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RELATED STORIES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montserratspotlight.com\/jim-allen-has-played-his-final-innings-montserrats-greatest-cricketer-dies-at-73\/\">Jim Allen&#8217;s final innings: Montserrat&#8217;s greatest cricketer dies at 73<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montserratspotlight.com\/40-years-ago-montserrats-jim-allen-was-part-of-cricket-history-in-australia-its-a-colorful-story\/\">In 1979, Montserrat&#8217;s Jim Allen was part of cricket history. 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