Personal

Name

Colin de Grandhomme
Full Name

Colin de Grandhomme
Country

New Zealand
Gender

Male
Date of Birth

July 22, 1986

Sport Profile

Sport

Cricket
Discipline

Men's Cricket
Role

All-rounder
Level

National, International
Teams

New Zealand, Manicaland, Midlands, Auckland, Nagenahira Nagas, Kolkata Knight Riders, Warwickshire, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Jamaica Tallawahs, Northern Districts, Zimbabwe U-19
Profile

Colin de Grandhomme is a New Zealand International cricketer, who plays for the national side of New Zealand since 2012. He is a Zimbabwe-born New Zealand player and currently appears in all formats of the game. Colin De Grandhomme represents the Northern Districts in domestic cricket and plays for the Warwickshire squad in county circuit as well. Being a Zimbabwe-born, Colin de Grandhomme used to play for his native team at the beginning of his career.

He had represented Zimbabwe Under-19 team and also played in the ICC U-19 World Cup for the same team. After moving to New Zealand, he joined their national squad and started playing for the team as an all-rounder. His explosive role with both bat and bowl soon made him a crucial part of the national New Zealand team.

After made his debut in shorter formats of cricket, Colin de Grandhomme started his test career lately in 2016. His pace power in bowling and impressive batting style helped him to be enlisted in the New Zealand squad successfully in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. He plays for the RCB team in IPL franchise for the last two years, after starting his IPL journey with KKR in 2017.

(as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh)

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Career Information

Debut Test Match: at Hagley Oval Stadium Vs Pakistan on 17th of November in 2016

Last Test Match: at Basin Reserve Stadium Vs Bangladesh on 8th of March in 2019

Debut ODI Match: at Eden Park Stadium Vs South Africa on 3rd of February in 2012

Last ODI: at University Oval Stadium Vs Bangladesh on 20th of February in 2019

Debut T20I Match: at Eden Park Stadium Vs Zimbabwe on 11th of February in 2012

Last T20I Match: at Seddon Park Stadium Vs India on 10th of February in 2019

Debut IPL Match: at Eden Gardens Stadium Vs Punjab on 13th of April in 2017

Batting Career:

  • He has scored 820 runs in 17 matches in 3 years of Test career at an average of 37.27 and strike rate of 88.74 including 1 hundred and 5 fifties (as on May 14, 2019)
  • He has scored 443 runs in 28 matches in 7 years of ODI career at an average of 29.53 and strike rate of 110.47 including 1 fifty (as on May 14, 2019)
  • He has scored 259 runs in 25 matches in 7 years of T20I career at an average of 16.19 and strike rate of 146.33 (as on May 14, 2019)
  • He has scored 303 runs in 25 matches in 3 years of IPL career at an average of 18.94 and strike rate of 134.67 (as on May 14, 2019)

Bowling Career:

  • He has taken 33 wickets in 17 matches in just 3 years of Test career at an average of 31.12 including 1 five-wicket haul (as on May 14, 2019)
  • He has taken 18 wickets in 28 matches in just 7 years of ODI career at an average of 46.33 (as on May 14, 2019)
  • He has taken 10 wickets in 25 matches in 7 years of T20I career at an average of 39.1 (as on May 14, 2019)
  • He has taken 6 wickets in 25 matches in 3 years of IPL career at an average of 53.17 (as on May 14, 2019)
Achievements/Records Associated With
  • Second fastest test century for New Zealand
  • Man of the Match in debut test  (5-wickets & half century)