Finn Allen
Personal information
Full name
Finley Hugh Allen
Born (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 24)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 203)10 July 2022 v Ireland
Last ODI25 March 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.16
T20I debut (cap 87)28 March 2021 v Bangladesh
Last T20I17 January 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.16
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–2019/20Auckland
2020/21–2022/23Wellington
2021Lancashire
2021Birmingham Phoenix
2022Yorkshire
2023San Francisco Unicorns
2023Southern Brave
2023/24Auckland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 22 40 19 56
Runs scored 582 1,055 615 1,808
Batting average 27.71 26.37 20.50 32.87
100s/50s 0/5 2/4 0/4 3/9
Top score 96 137 79 168
Balls bowled – – 18 162
Wickets – – 1 1
Bowling average – – 15.00 157.00
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 1/15 1/32
Catches/stumpings 9/– 18/– 18/– 33/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2024

Finnley Hugh Allen (born 22 April 1999) is a New Zealand International cricketer, who has played for the New Zealand cricket team since March 2021.[1] He plays domestic cricket for Auckland, having previously played for Wellington, and has played in a variety of T20 franchise leagues.

Domestic and franchise career

Allen made his Twenty20 debut for Auckland in the 2016–17 Super Smash on 3 January 2017.[2] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]

Allen made his List A debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Ford Trophy on 17 February 2018.[4] He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 9 March 2018.[5] In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[6] In November 2019, in a tour match for the New Zealand XI against England, Allen scored an unbeaten century.[7]

In June 2020, Allen was offered a contract by Wellington ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season,[8][9] coming into his own as the tournament leading run-scorer (512, SR 194) as Wellington defended their Super Smash title. Opening partner Devon Conway (455) was second.[10] In March 2021, he was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore as Josh Philippe's replacement for the 2021 Indian Premier League.[11]

In February 2022, Allen was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[12] In April 2022, he was signed by Yorkshire to play in the T20 Blast in England.[13]

International career

In December 2017, Allen was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[14] He scored the first century of the tournament, with 115 not out against the West Indies on the opening day of the competition.[15] In New Zealand's second game of the tournament, against Kenya, Allen scored a half-century off just 19 balls, the joint-second quickest in Under 19 ODI history.[16] He was the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in the tournament, with 338 runs.[17]

In March 2021, Allen was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Bangladesh.[18] He made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 28 March 2021, against Bangladesh,[19] scoring 71 in 29 balls in his 3rd game, opening with Martin Guptill.[20] In August 2021, Allen was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan.[21]

In June 2022, Allen was named in New Zealand's ODI squads for their tours of Ireland and Scotland.[22] He made his ODI debut on 10 July 2022, for New Zealand against Ireland.[23] On 27 July, in New Zealand's first match against Scotland, Allen scored his first century in T20I cricket.[24]

In January 2024, Allen scored 137 from 62 balls against Pakistan to surpass Brendon McCullum's New Zealand T20I record.[25] With 16 sixes, Allen also drew level with Afghan Hazratullah Zazai to become the joint record holder for the most sixes scored by one player in an innings[26] He was declared player of the match and player of the series for his efforts.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Finn Allen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Super Smash at Auckland, Jan 3 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ^ "NZ appoint Finnie as captain for Under-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ^ "1st Preliminary Final, The Ford Trophy at New Plymouth, Feb 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Plunket Shield at Auckland, Mar 9-12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Young Auckland batsman Finn Allen hits century against England in tour match". Stuff. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Finn Allen the breakout star in Super Smash as Wellington defend title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ^ "IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore sings Finn Allen as Josh Philippe replacement". The Sports News. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  12. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Finn Allen signs up for Yorkshire T20 Blast stint". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  14. ^ "New Zealand name squad for ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup 2018". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Allen century decorates comfortable New Zealand win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Stats: The records broken as New Zealand smash Kenya". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  17. ^ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18 - New Zealand Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Finn Allen gets New Zealand T20I call-up, Adam Milne returns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  19. ^ "1st T20I, Hamilton, Mar 28 2021, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Finn Allen after his 29-ball 71: 'From the beginning, I felt I was in the zone'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Black Caps announce Twenty20 World Cup squad, two debutants for leadup tours with stars absent". Stuff. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Left-arm wristspinner Michael Rippon earns maiden call-up for New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  23. ^ "1st ODI, Dublin (Malahide), July 10, 2022, New Zealand tour of Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Cricket: Finn Allen century leads Black Caps to big win over Scotland". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  26. ^ "Finn Allen reflects on 'surreal' record-breaking knock". 1 News. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  27. ^ "NZ vs PAK, Pakistan in New Zealand 2023/24, 5th T20I at Christchurch, January 21, 2024 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links

Royal Challengers Bangalore – current squad
Southern Brave – current squad
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