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Full name Paul David Collingwood
Born May 26, 1976, Shotley Bridge, Co Durham
Current age 29 years 50 days
Major teams England, Durham
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
st
Tests 2 4 0 89 36 22.25 315 28.25 0 0 10 0 6 0
ODIs 80 70 18 1676 112* 32.23 2285 73.34 2 8 122 21 39 0
Twenty-20 Int. 1 1 0 46 46 46.00 26 176.92 0 0 0 0
First-class 111 193 13 5667 190 31.48 10 31 121 0
List A 227 211 37 5414 118* 31.11 4 30 108 0
Twenty-20 1 1 0 46 46 46.00 26 176.92 0 0 0 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 2 96 37 0 - - - 2.31 - 0 0 0
ODIs 80 1707 1438 39 6/31 6/31 36.87 5.05 43.76 2 1 0
Twenty-20 Int. 1 12 8 2 2/8 2/8 4.00 4.00 6.00 0 0 0
First-class 111 7100 3492 92 5/52 37.95 2.95 77.17 1 0
List A 227 5593 4433 132 6/31 6/31 33.58 4.75 42.37 3 1 0
Twenty-20 1 12 8 2 2/8 2/8 4.00 4.00 6.00 0 0 0
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Test debut Sri Lanka v England at Galle - Dec 2-6, 2003 scorecard
Last Test Sri Lanka v England at Kandy - Dec 10-14, 2003 scorecard
ODI debut England v Pakistan at Birmingham - Jun 7, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI England v Australia at The Oval - Jul 12, 2005 scorecard
Only Twenty-20 Int. England v Australia at Southampton - Jun 13,
2005 scorecard
First-class span 1996 - 2005
List A span 1995 - 2005
Twenty-20 span 2005
A natural athlete, with a happy-go-lucky
temperament, Paul Collingwood is perhaps the first specialist
fielder to earn regular selection for a Test squad. He made
England's one-day team in 2001, but four years and numerous tours
later, he has played in just two Tests and seems unlikely to add to
that tally, barring a rash of injuries. He was, nonetheless, awarded
an England central contract in 2001, which spoke volumes of the
esteem with which he was held by the management, and since then he
has risen to become arguably the finest fielder in the world today,
capable of breathtaking moments in the covers and backward point. He
was originally picked as an allrounder, though it was his batting
that first attracted attention. He stands still at the crease, plays
the ball straight and has a tantalising range of strokes up his
sleeve. In Australia in 2002-03 he started the VB Series as 12th
man, but was soon spanking a memorable maiden international century
against Sri Lanka at Perth - a round 100 that confirmed his place in
the 2003 World Cup squad. His bowling verges towards the
dibbly-dobbly, but given the right conditions he can be
irresistible, as he proved with a matchwinning display of swing
bowling in the third one-day game against New Zealand in 2001-02.
The final tick in his column is determination - realising he was
treading water, he despatched himself to Melbourne in the winter of
2000-01 to play grade cricket. He duly won the prestigious Jack
Ryder Medal, and was on hand for an Ashes call-up two years later.
He missed much of the summer of 2004 owing to a persistent knee
injury, but returned for England in the NatWest Challenge series
against India in September - where he struck a lusty 79 not out in a
matchwinning partnership with Andrew Flintoff. His Test appearances
may be limited but in one-day cricket he is being groomed as
England's finisher.
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