Finnley Hugh Allen, who was born on April 22, 1999, is a cricketer who represents New Zealand internationally. He has been a member of the New Zealand cricket squad since March 2021. his birthday is April 22. After having previously played for Wellington, he now plays domestic cricket for Auckland. He has also participated in several Twenty20 franchise competitions at various times. On January 3, 2017, Allen made his debut for Auckland in the Twenty20 competition, which was part of the 2016–17 Super Smash.
Before he made his debut in Twenty20, he was on the New Zealand team that competed in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2016. In the 2017–18 Ford Trophy, which took place on February 17, 2018, Allen made his debut for Auckland in the List A competition. On the 9th of March in 2018, he made his debut for Auckland in the first-class competition during the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season. The Auckland Aces announced in September 2018 that he would be a part of their team for the 2018 Abu Dhabi Twenty20 Trophy.
In November 2019, Allen struck a century that was undefeated while playing for the New Zealand XI in a tour match against England. He came into his own as the tournament’s highest run-scorer (512, SR 194) as Wellington defended their Super Smash championship. In June 2020, Wellington made an offer of a contract to Allen in front of the domestic cricket season that would begin in 2020–21. Second place went to opening pair Devon Conway, who scored 455.
At the beginning of the 2021 Indian Premier League season, Royal Challengers Bangalore decided to replace Josh Philippe with him by signing him in March of the same year. In February of 2022, the Royal Challengers Bangalore won the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League competition, and they purchased Allen as a player. Yorkshire signed him in April 2022 so that he may participate in the Twenty20 Blast competition in England.
Finn Allen Biography
| Name | Finn Allen |
| Full Name | Finnley Hugh Allen |
| Date of Birth | 22 April 1999 |
| Place of Birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Father’s Name | Darren Allen |
| Mother’s Name | Leanne Allen |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break |
| ODI Debut | 10 July 2022 vs. Ireland |
| Test Debut | NA |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
In December 2017, Allen was selected to be a member of the New Zealand team that will compete in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2018. With 115 not out against the West Indies on the first day of the competition, he achieved the first century of the event. He was the first player to complete the century. In the second game of the competition, which New Zealand played against Kenya, Allen made a half-century off of only 19 balls, making it the joint-second fastest score in the history of Under 19 One-Day Internationals.
With a total of 338 runs, he was the player who scored the most runs for New Zealand during the competition. Allen received a spot in the Twenty20 International (T20I) squad that New Zealand will use for their series against Bangladesh in March of 2021. On the 28th of March, 2021, he made his debut for New Zealand in the Twenty20 International against Bangladesh. In his third game, he opened alongside Martin Guptill and scored 71 runs off of 29 balls.
Allen received a spot in the One Day International (ODI) team that New Zealand will be taking on their tour of Pakistan in August 2021. The one-day international teams that New Zealand will take to Ireland and Scotland in June 2022 had Allen as a member of the team. On July 10, 2022, he played his first one-day international match for New Zealand, which was against Ireland. Allen achieved his maiden century in Twenty20 International cricket on July 27th, when New Zealand played Scotland in their opening match of the season.
When Allen hit 137 runs off of 62 balls against Pakistan in January 2024, he broke the record that Brendon McCullum had set for New Zealand in Twenty20 Internationals. Allen also became the joint record holder for the most sixes scored by a single player in an innings, tying Afghan Hazratullah Zazai with 16 sixes. Zazai is the man who holds the record for the most sixes for an innings. The results of his efforts earned him the title of player of the match as well as player of the series.
Batting & Fielding Stats
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Bowling
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Since both Devon Conway and Finn Allen are making good progress in their recovery from injuries, New Zealand’s coach Gary Stead is hopeful that his side will be completely healthy when they go to the Caribbean for the Twenty20 World Cup the following month. During the Twenty20 series that took place in Pakistan a month ago, the powerful opener Allen was unable to participate because of a back injury. In the meanwhile, batter Conway had surgery to repair a thumb fracture that he sustained in February. As a result, he is now unable to participate in the present season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
After that, Allen finished with 137 runs off of 62 balls, which was the highest score ever achieved by a New Zealander in men’s Twenty20 Internationals. He surpassed Brendon McCullum’s record of 123 runs (72), which he had achieved against Bangladesh at Pallekele in 2012. His performance was comparable to that of Hazratullah Zazai, who struck six during the match against Ireland at Dehradun in February of 2019. In the Women’s Twenty20 Internationals, Suzie Bates’ score of 124 against South Africa in 2020 is New Zealand’s greatest ever.
However, both Finn Allen and Adam Milne will not be able to participate in New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan, which raises questions about whether or not they will be able to participate in the Twenty20 World Cup. Before the squad departed for the five-match Twenty20 International series, Allen had a back ailment and Milne developed an ankle issue when they were participating in training with the team. Allen, a formidable opening batter who boasts a strike rate of 163.60 in Twenty20 Internationals, would be guaranteed of his spot in New Zealand’s Twenty20 World Cup team if he were available.
