Finny Allen is a New Zealand cricketer known for his powerful hitting skills. The young and fearsome right-handed top-order batsman is seen as a rising star in the cricketing fraternity.
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Finny Allen was born on Thursday, April 22, 1999 (age 22; as of 2021) in Auckland, New Zealand. His full name is Finley Hugh Allen, and his zodiac sign is Taurus.
A childhood picture of Finny Allen (right) with his younger brother Jordy Allen
He received his formal education at St. Kentigern’s College, Auckland. He rose to prominence playing cricket at St Kentigern College and was subsequently included in the New Zealand squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the age of 15.
Finny Allen defends the ball while playing for St Kentigern’s College in a first XI match against Westlake Boys’ in 2014.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 6′
Eye color: blue
Hair color: brown
Family and nationality
His father’s name is Darren Allen and his mother’s name is Leanne Allen.
He has a younger brother named Jordy Allen.
Finny Allen with his younger brother Jordy Allen
Career
Domestic
After making his international debut for New Zealand at the 2016 U19 Cricket World Cup, on 17 February 2018, Allen played his first List A match for Auckland in the 2017–18 Ford Trophy and made his first-class cricket debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 season.
Allen came into the international spotlight in the 2020-21 Dream11 Super Smash tournament, where he was named Man of the Tournament after failing to score a run in the first few matches of the league. He scored 512 runs at a strike rate of 193 in 11 matches while playing for the Wellington Firebirds.
International
After an impressive performance as a schoolboy, Finn was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. After that, he captained the New Zealand team in the 2018 U-19 Cricket World Cup and became New Zealand’s top run-scorer in the tournament, scoring 338 runs.
Finny Allen raises his bat to score a century in New Zealand’s first game at the 2018 U19 Cricket World Cup.
A phenomenal season in the 2020-21 Dream11 Super Smash as the tournament’s top run has helped Finn Allen secure a place in New Zealand’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the home series against Bangladesh. The Finn made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 28 March 2021 against Bangladesh at Hamilton. The keeper-batsman didn’t have the best of starts to his international career as he took the first ball on the pad in the first match and managed to score just 17 runs in the next match.
Finny Allen walked off the field after throwing the first ball in his debut match
He bounced back to show how devastating he could be in his third match where he scored 71 runs off 29 deliveries before dismissing Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed. His 18-ball 50 was the second-fastest T20I half-century (50 from 18 balls) by a New Zealander in Twenty20 Internationals.
Finny Allen walks into the pavilion after playing a blistering catch in the third T20I of his debut international series against Bangladesh
IPL
Finn remains unsold in IPL 2021 player auction; However, when one of RCB’s favorites Josh Phillip missed the tournament due to personal reasons, Finny Allen was drafted into the RCB squad as a replacement player. It fetched a base price of Rs. 20 GEL, the amount for which Josh Philip was sold.
Finny Allen hits one during RCB’s practice session
Facts/Trivia
- Growing up, Finny Allen looked up to former England footballer Kevin Pietersen as his idol.
- Finn’s main mantra when batting is “watch the ball, hit the ball”.
- While the Black Cap batsman has risen through the ranks as a T20 batsman quite quickly, he has not been able to make a mark in the longer formats.
- Finn has two tattoos on his biceps.
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