Editing Gubby Allen (section)

===After the Second World War===
In the final stages of his playing career, Allen became increasingly influential off the field. After the war, he rejoined the MCC Committee. One of his first actions, prompted by a conversation with Hutton on the West Indies tour<!-- when Hutton commented that although playing for the MCC he was unable to wear the MCC colours as he was not a member -->, was to secure honorary membership of the club for prominent retired professional cricketers.<ref>Swanton, p. 244.</ref> Allen was heavily involved in an MCC drive to improve youth cricket in the early 1950s. Unlike many of the cricketing [[The Establishment|Establishment]], who saw improved public school and amateur cricket as a priority, Allen wanted the MCC to focus on state schools and boys who did not have access to top-class facilities.<ref name=youth>Quelch, "At last the 1948 show", Location 673.</ref> In 1951, the club formed the MCC Youth Cricket Association, of which Allen was a member. Another part of the process was the compilation of the MCC coaching book in 1951, which aimed to improve coaching standards throughout the country. Allen worked in collaboration with [[Harry Altham]]; Allen was responsible for the technical aspects of the publication.<ref>Swanton, pp. 248–49.</ref> In later years, Allen judged this work to improve youth cricket as one of his proudest achievements as an administrator.<ref name=Keating2>{{Cite news | last = Keating| first = Frank| title = Who's fit to play Gubby the gent?| newspaper = The Guardian  | location = London  | page =  19  | date = 26 August 1982}}</ref> In his survey of English cricket in the 1950s, Tim Quelch states that the coaching drive, and other similar initiatives at the time, achieved little owing to the limited resources available and because the boys coached had little opportunity to play cricket.<ref name=youth/>