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