Finn Allen
CountryNew Zealand
FullnameFinnley Hugh Allen
Birth date22 April 1999 (age 27)
Birth placeAuckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop-order batter
Club 1Auckland
Year 12016/17–2019/20, 2023/24–present
Club 2Wellington
Year 22020/21–2022/23
Club 3Lancashire
Year 32021
Club 4Birmingham Phoenix
Year 42021
Club 5Yorkshire
Year 52022
Club 6San Francisco Unicorns
Year 62023-present
Club 7Southern Brave
Year 72023
Club 8Perth Scorchers
Year 82024/25–present
Club 9Quetta Gladiators
Year 92025
Club 10Kolkata Knight Riders
Year 102026–present
Internationaltrue
Internationalspan2021–present
Odidebutdate10 July
Odidebutyear2022
OdidebutagainstIreland
Odicap203
Lastodidate26 September
Lastodiyear2023
LastodiagainstBangladesh
Odishirt16
T20idebutdate28 March
T20idebutyear2021
T20idebutagainstBangladesh
T20icap87
Lastt20idate8 March
Lastt20iyear2026
Lastt20iagainstIndia
T20ishirt16
Columns5
Column 1ODI
Matches 122
Runs 1582
Bat avg 127.71
100s/50s 10/5
Top score 196
Deliveries 1–
Wickets 1–
Bowl avg 1–
Fivefor 1–
Tenfor 1–
Best bowling 1–
Catches/stumpings 19/–
Column 2T20I
Matches 262
Runs 21,663
Bat avg 228.67
100s/50s 23/7
Top score 2137
Deliveries 2–
Wickets 2–
Bowl avg 2–
Fivefor 2–
Tenfor 2–
Best bowling 2–
Catches/stumpings 223/–
Column 3FC
Matches 320
Runs 3671
Bat avg 320.96
100s/50s 30/4
Top score 379
Deliveries 318
Wickets 31

Finnley Hugh Allen (born 22 April 1999) is a cricketer who plays for the New Zealand in the White-ball formats of this game. He plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. [1] He plays as a top order batter who can also keep wicket. 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]

In August 2024, Allen signed a two-year deal with the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League ahead of the 2024-25 season.[14] He started his stint poorly, with a string of single-figure scores, before finding form mid-tournament with a couple of hard-hitting fifties.[15]

In June 2025 while playing for the San Francisco Unicorns of Major League Cricket, Allen hit a league-record 151 runs of 52 balls against the Washington Freedom, also breaking the MLC record for fastest century and a world T20 record for most sixes with 19.[16]

In December 2025 IPL mini Auction he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rupees 2 Crores.

International career

In December 2017, Allen was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[17] He scored the first century of the tournament, with 115 not out against the West Indies on the opening day of the competition.[18] 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.[19] He was the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in the tournament, with 338 runs.[20]

In March 2021, Allen was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Bangladesh.[21] He made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 28 March 2021, against Bangladesh,[22] scoring 71 in 29 balls in his 3rd game, opening with Martin Guptill.[23] In August 2021, Allen was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan.[24]

In June 2022, Allen was named in New Zealand's ODI squads for their tours of Ireland and Scotland.[25] He made his ODI debut on 10 July 2022, for New Zealand against Ireland.[26] On 27 July, in New Zealand's first match against Scotland, Allen scored his first century in T20I cricket.[27]

In January 2024, Allen scored 137 from 62 balls against Pakistan to surpass Brendon McCullum's New Zealand T20I record.[28] 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[29] He was declared player of the match and player of the series for his efforts.[30]

In May 2024, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[31]

In August 2024, Allen declined a New Zealand Cricket central contract in order to pursue international franchise opportunities.[32]

In January 2026, Allen was named in New Zealand's 15 man squad for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[33] He scored the fastest century at a T20 World Cup against South Africa while chasing in semifinal with 100 not out in 33 balls.[34]

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. ^ McGlashan, Andrew (17 August 2024). "Finn Allen set for two-year Perth Scorchers deal". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  15. ^ "It was fair for Scorchers fans to doubt me - Allen". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  16. ^ "The San Francisco Unicorns Win the Inaugural Match of MLC Season 3 Against Defending Champions Washington Freedom". majorleaguecricket.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Allen century decorates comfortable New Zealand win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Stats: The records broken as New Zealand smash Kenya". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  20. ^ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18 - New Zealand Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Finn Allen gets New Zealand T20I call-up, Adam Milne returns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  22. ^ "1st T20I, Hamilton, Mar 28 2021, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Finn Allen after his 29-ball 71: 'From the beginning, I felt I was in the zone'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Black Caps announce Twenty20 World Cup squad, two debutants for leadup tours with stars absent". Stuff. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Left-arm wristspinner Michael Rippon earns maiden call-up for New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  26. ^ "1st ODI, Dublin (Malahide), July 10, 2022, New Zealand tour of Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Cricket: Finn Allen century leads Black Caps to big win over Scotland". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Allen blasts incredible ton as Black Caps win series". Stuff. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  29. ^ "Finn Allen reflects on 'surreal' record-breaking knock". 1 News. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  30. ^ "NZ vs PAK, Pakistan in New Zealand 2023/24, 5th T20I at Christchurch, January 21, 2024 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  31. ^ "New Zealand Squad for ICC Men’s World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  32. ^ Powell, Alex (15 August 2024). "Black Caps: Devon Conway, Finn Allen opt out of New Zealand Cricket central contracts to pursue T20 opportunities". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  33. ^ ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Squads
  34. ^ Black Caps crush South Africa to reach Twenty20 World Cup