richard collinge Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
richard collinge is a cricketer(sportsman) from New Zealand. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Richard Owen Collinge
Born
April 02, 1946, Wellington
Age
77 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left arm Medium fast
Playing Role
Bowler
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 35 | 15 | - | - |
Inn | 50 | 9 | - | - |
Runs | 533 | 34 | - | - |
Avg | 14.41 | 5.67 | - | - |
SR | 119.78 | 54.84 | - | - |
HS | 68 | 9 | - | - |
NO | 13 | 3 | - | - |
100s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 2 | 0 | - | - |
4s | 43 | 0 | - | - |
6s | 7 | 1 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 35 | 15 | - | - |
Inn | 62 | 15 | - | - |
Balls | 6699 | 775 | - | - |
Runs | 3393 | 479 | - | - |
Wkt | 116 | 18 | - | - |
BBI | 63 / 6 | 23 / 5 | - | - |
BBM | 166 / 9 | 23 / 5 | - | - |
Eco | 3.04 | 3.71 | - | - |
Avg | 29.25 | 26.61 | - | - |
5W | 3 | 1 | - | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- New Zealand
- Central Districts
- Northern Districts
- Wellington
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
This is not to say that Collinge wasn't without flaws. He was a terribly homesick person which meant that he wasn't always comfortable or available for overseas trips. A true family man, he perhaps was emotionally too attached to his folks that it affected his games away from home. Also, on good batting surfaces with negligible movement, Collinge struggled to make an impact because he didn't quite have the pace to unsettle the batsmen who could use his bounce to execute strokes of full value. These setbacks aside, he had a fine career for New Zealand and retired as the highest wicket-taker for the Kiwis. He was a giant in the domestic scene, with more than 500 first-class wickets to his name. Collinge was also a more than handy batsman lower down the order, combative and spunky in nature. He once held the highest ever score by a no.11, when he smashed an unbeaten 68 in 1972-73 against Pakistan.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
At 6ft 5ins, Richard Collinge was a menacing prospect for any batsman. He approached the wicket off a notoriously lengthy, long-striding run, hands clawing the air. He bowled left-arm fast-medium deliveries of consistent accuracy, at a length full enough to make good use of any swing. A committed family man, he could be a reluctant tourist, but he was almost always an automatic selection when available, and when he retired he was the most prolific wicket-taker in New Zealand's history. His height and strength made him an opponent to be respected, though he was seldom genuinely fast -- and could look ordinary on true batting pitches. A determined and possibly underrated tailender, he had one great hour of glory against Pakistan at Auckland in 1972-73, when he made 68 not out, the highest score by a No. 11 in Test history, and shared in a Test-record stand of 151 with Brian Hastings. But Collinge's proudest moment was his participation in the first defeats ever inflicted by New Zealand on England and Australia. The fast inswinger with which he bowled Geoff Boycott at Wellington in 1977-78 started the collapse of England to 64 all out amid feverish excitement. It was entirely appropriate that this modest, calm stalwart should have a strong hand in one of his country's finest hours.
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Adapted by Wisden from World Cricketers: A Biographical Dictionary (Oxford, 1996).