Paul Collingwood Profile

Paul Collingwood Profile

Paul Collingwood Profile

A natural athlete with a happy-go-lucky temperament, Paul Collingwood became the first England captain to ever deliver a global tournament when England beat Australia to win the 2010 World Twenty20. It was reward for nine years of uncomplaining professionalism, in which time he fought his way through a melee of seemingly more talented opponents to make himself indispensable in both forms of the game.

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Paul Collingwood Profile

Paul Collingwood Profile

Collingwood's greatest asset is ability to contribute to the team in several aspects. As a batsman, he stands still at the crease, plays the ball straight and has a tantalising range of strokes up his sleeve. 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. As a fielder, he is one of the finest in the world, capable of breathtaking moments in the covers and backward point.The final tick in his column is his determination, which made him go to Melbourne in the winter of 2000-01 to play grade cricket when he realised he was treading water.

For the first few years in his international career he seemed destined to be a fill-in player. But at Lahore in the 2005 winter, he stuck 96 and 80 before hitting a brilliant maiden century at Nagpur with England in the middle of an injury crisis. He kicked on to become the rock of England's batting on the subsequent Ashes tour. His brilliant double-century at Adelaide ought to have been the defining moment of his career. Instead it was the preamble to one of the most devastating defeats in English Test history. But after an understandable period of introspection, Collingwood bounced back with back-to-back one-day centuries to secure the CB Series. It was England's first overseas one-day trophy for nine years, and his subsequent appointment to the captaincy in June 2007 was met with unanimous approval. He cemented the role with memorable victories over India at home and Sri Lanka away.

A slump in form in 2008 led to his omission from the Test team and his resignation as ODI captain, but he took back the reins for the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009, a decision that didn't look too prudent when England were embarrassed by the Netherlands in the opening match of the tournament. However, less than a year later England had developed into a ruthless power-packed Twenty20 side. Led by Collingwood, their blend of fearless hitting with dynamite fielding and thoughtful bowling brushed aside all challenges as England won the World Twenty20. They got there in style - beating Australia in the final - with Collingwood finishing with the winning runs.

Full name Paul David Collingwood

Born May 26, 1976, Shotley Bridge, Co Durham

Current age 34 years 197 days

Major teams England, Delhi Daredevils, Durham

Nickname Colly

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Height 5 ft 11 in

Education Blackfyne Comprehensive School

Batting and fielding averages

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St

Tests

65

111

10

4222

206

41.80

9070

46.54

10

20

468

24

91

0

ODIs

189

173

35

4978

120*

36.07

6501

76.57

5

26

359

72

105

0

T20Is

33

31

2

561

79

19.34

429

130.76

0

3

35

24

12

0

First-class

193

331

26

11236

206

36.83

24

58

222

0

List A

359

337

59

9469

120*

34.06

8

54

182

0

Twenty20

52

47

5

855

79

20.35

674

126.85

0

6

54

39

16

0

Bowling averages

Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10

Tests

65

56

1833

1007

15

3/23

3/35

67.13

3.29

122.2

0

0

0

ODIs

189

144

4898

4095

106

6/31

6/31

38.63

5.01

46.2

3

1

0

T20Is

33

19

222

329

16

4/22

4/22

20.56

8.89

13.8

1

0

0

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