Fintan Patrick McAllister (born 9 February 1987 in

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) an

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er. He is a left-handed batsman and

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. He has represented the Ireland national side,

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in 2006, and also played for the Irish Under-23 team.

Playing career

He represented Ireland in the 2005 European Under-19 Championship as well as the

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. Generally speaking, McAllister is an opening batsman. He has since upgraded to the Irish Under-23s team, where he has participated in the 2006 European Under-23 Championship. He plays cricket domestically for

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as well as for

Leinster Lightning Leinster Lightning is one of three provincial cricket teams in Ireland. Along with the North West Warriors and Northern Knights it makes up the Inter-Provincial Championship, Interprovincial One-Day Trophy and Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup. The t ...

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Personal life

He is the older brother of Irish

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who plays for

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and the

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* * 1987 births Living people Cricketers from Dublin (city) Irish cricketers Leinster Lightning cricketers Wicket-keepers {{Ireland-cricket-bio-stub