Finn Allen

Finnley Hugh Allen (born 22 April 1999) is a New Zealand cricketer.[1] He 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]

Finn Allen
Personal information
Full nameFinnley Hugh Allen
Born (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2020Auckland
First-class debut9 March 2018
Auckland v Central Districts
List A debut17 February 2018
Auckland v Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 8 6 1
Runs scored 222 46 5
Batting average 22.20 7.66 5.00
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/0
Top score 56* 37 5
Balls bowled – 12 –
Wickets – 0 –
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings 9/– 1/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 January 2020

In December 2017, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He scored the first century of the tournament, with 115 not out against the West Indies on the opening day of the competition.[5] 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.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in the tournament, with 338 runs.[7]

He made his List A debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Ford Trophy on 17 February 2018.[8] He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 9 March 2018.[9] In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[10] In November 2019, in a tour match for the New Zealand XI against England, Allen scored an unbeaten century.[11]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Wellington ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[12][13]

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. "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.
  5. "Allen century decorates comfortable New Zealand win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. "Stats: The records broken as New Zealand smash Kenya". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18 - New Zealand Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. "1st Preliminary Final, The Ford Trophy at New Plymouth, Feb 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  9. "Plunket Shield at Auckland, Mar 9-12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  10. "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  11. "Young Auckland batsman Finn Allen hits century against England in tour match". Stuff. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  13. "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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