Alan Preen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alan Preen

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1935

Place of Birth: Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 27-Nov-2016

Profession: cricketer, Australian rules footballer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.Preen died on 27 November 2016 after a long illness.