Finn Allen

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.

Finn Allen

Personal information
Full name	Finnley Hugh Allen
Born	(1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Opening-Batter
International information
National side	New Zealand (2021–present)
ODI debut (cap 203)	10 July 2022 v Ireland
Last ODI	25 March 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	16
T20I debut (cap 87)	28 March 2021 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	17 January 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.	16
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016/17–2019/20	Auckland
2020/21–2022/23	Wellington
2021	Lancashire
2021	Birmingham Phoenix
2022	Yorkshire
2023	San Francisco Unicorns
2023	Southern Brave
2023/24	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 22 43 19 56 Runs scored 582 1,106 615 1,808 Batting average 27.71 25.72 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, 12 April 2024

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]

In May 2024, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[28]

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.
28. "New Zealand Squad for ICC Men's World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

External links

• Finn Allen at ESPNcricinfo