Fabian Allen
Personal information
Full name
Fabian Anthony Allen
Born (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 28)
Kingston, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 188)27 October 2018 v India
Last ODI11 February 2022 v India
ODI shirt no.97
T20I debut (cap 75)4 November 2018 v India
Last T20I20 February 2022 v India
T20I shirt no.97
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentJamaica
2017–presentSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2019Sylhet Sixers
2021Punjab Kings
2021Peshawar Zalmi
2022Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20I
Matches 20 15 41 34
Runs scored 627 575 1271 646
Batting average 89.57 38.33 57.77 26.91
100s/50s 0/1 2/4 0/2 0/0
Top score 51 169* 62* 34
Balls bowled 666 1067 1447 521
Wickets 7 15 22 24
Bowling average 15.38 31.04 18.28 16.68
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/40 4/47 2/18 2/18
Catches/stumpings 10/0 10/0 21/0 22/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024

Fabian Allen (born 7 May 1995) is a Jamaican cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Jamaica in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 25 November 2016.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of the West Indies squad for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his international debut for the West Indies in October 2018.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In the last few games of the 2016-17 Regional Four Day Competition, he scored 50s in three consecutive matches. He was picked up in the 13th round of the 2017 CPL Draft by the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 19 August 2017.[5]

In November 2017, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, making 169 not out for Jamaica against Trinidad and Tobago in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition.[6] He made his List A debut for Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on 6 February 2018.[7]

In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[8] In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[9] In July 2020, he was named in the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[10][11] However, on 6 August 2020, Allen was ruled out of the tournament after missing his flight.[12]

In February 2021, Allen was bought by the Punjab Kings in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[13] He made his IPL debut on 21 April 2021 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, taking the only wicket of the Sunrisers' innings (David Warner), ending the match with the figures of 1-22 from his four overs.[14][15]

In April 2021, he was signed by Peshawar Zalmi to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[16] In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[17] In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[18]

International career

In October 2018, he was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for series against India.[19] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against India on 27 October 2018.[20] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against India on 4 November 2018.[21]

In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[22][23] In July 2019, Cricket West Indies awarded him with a central contract for the first time, ahead of the 2019–20 season.[24] In September 2021, Allen was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Fabian Allen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ "WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Jamaica v Barbados at Kingston, Nov 25-28, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ "West Indies Under-19s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ "HERO CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 CPL T20". www.cplt20.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ^ "18th Match (N), Caribbean Premier League at Basseterre, Aug 19 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. ^ "T&T denied in close finish despite Imran six-for". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Group B (D/N), Regional Super50 at Coolidge, Feb 6 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada". Cricket West Indies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Fabian Allen ruled out of Caribbean Premier League after missing flight". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  13. ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  14. ^ "IPl 2021: Kedar Jadhav makes SRH debut, Fabian Allen and Moises Henriques handed caps by Punjab Kings". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Full Scorecard of Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers 14th Match 2021 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  17. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  18. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Pollard, Darren Bravo return to Windies T20I squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  20. ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Pune, Oct 27 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  21. ^ "1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 4 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Andre Russell in West Indies World Cup squad, Kieron Pollard misses out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  23. ^ "Andre Russell picked in West Indies' World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  24. ^ "Pooran, Thomas and Allen handed first West Indies contracts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  25. ^ "T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

External links

West Indies squad – 2019 Cricket World Cup
Jamaica Tallawahs – current squad
Sylhet Strikers – current squad
B-Love Kandy – current squad
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