Colin de Grandhomme

Colin de Grandhomme (born 22 July 1986) is a Zimbabwean-born-New Zealand cricketer, who plays in all formats of the game.

Colin de Grandhomme

de Grandhomme in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Colin de Grandhomme
Born	22 July 1986 Harare, Zimbabwe
Nickname	Dutchy
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Laurence de Grandhomme (father)
International information
National side	New Zealand (2012–present)
Test debut (cap 270)	17 November 2016 v Pakistan
Last Test	29 February 2020 v India
ODI debut (cap 173)	3 February 2012 v South Africa
Last ODI	13 March 2020 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 52)	11 February 2012 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	29 January 2020 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004/05	Manicaland
2005/06	Midlands
2006/07–2017/18	Auckland
2012	Nagenahira Nagas
2017	Kolkata Knight Riders
2017–2018	Warwickshire
2018–2019	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2018	Jamaica Tallawahs
2018/19	Northern Districts
2019	St Lucia Zouks
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 24 42 36 110 Runs scored 1,185 722 487 5,694 Batting average 37.03 27.76 18.03 36.72 100s/50s 1/8 0/4 0/3 12/34 Top score 105 74* 59 144* Balls bowled 3,683 1,458 299 11,985 Wickets 47 27 11 180 Bowling average 31.63 43.70 40.45 29.91 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/41 3/26 2/22 6/24 Catches/stumpings 15/– 14/– 18/– 104/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 March 2020

Domestic and T20 career

De Grandhomme began his career by playing for Manicaland in Zimbabwe. He has played for the Auckland Aces in the State Championship since 2006. De Grandhomme played for Zimbabwe in the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. In 2017, De Grandhomme joined Warwickshire. He was a major part of their success in the Natwest T20 Blast scoring 38 not out in the quarter final win against Surrey at The Oval.

In May 2018,he signed for Northern Districts ahead of the 2018–19 season, after playing for Auckland since 2007.[1]

He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[2]

International career

De Grandhomme made his international debut on 11 February 2012 in a Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe. His ODI debut came against South Africa on 3 March 2012 in which he made 36 off 36 balls before being run-out by Albie Morkel.

In November 2016 he was named in New Zealand's Test squad for the tour against Pakistan and debuted in the first Test match on 17 November.[3] He took his maiden Test wicket by dismissing Azhar Ali. In the match, de Grandhomme scored a fifty in the match and took a five-wicket haul in his maiden innings of Test match cricket.[4] He won the Man of the Match award in his first test match and became fourth New Zealand player to do so.[5][6]

On 2 December 2017, against the West Indies, de Grandhomme scored his first Test century. The 71-ball century recorded as the second-fastest century in Tests by a New Zealand batsman.[7] He left the tour ahead of the ODI matches against the West Indies after his father died in Zimbabwe.[8]

In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by New Zealand Cricket.[9] In April 2019, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[10][11]

See also

• List of New Zealand cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
• List of Auckland representative cricketers

References

1. "De Grandhomme shifts to Northern Districts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
2. "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
3. "Guptill left out for Pakistan Tests; Raval, Todd Astle picked". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
4. "Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 1st Test: New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Nov 17–21, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
5. "Raval and Williamson seal solid eight-wicket win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
6. "Man of the Match on Test debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
7. "De Grandhomme's 71-ball maiden ton stretches massive lead". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
8. "De Grandhomme out of NZ ODI squad due to bereavement". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
9. "Todd Astle bags his first New Zealand contract". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
10. "Sodhi and Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
11. "Uncapped Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad, Sodhi preferred to Astle". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

External links

• Colin de Grandhomme at ESPNcricinfo