Paul Collingwood

Paul Collingwood MBE

Personal information

Full name

Paul David Collingwood

Born

26 May 1976 (age 40)
Shotley Bridge, County Durham, England

Nickname

Colly, Weed, Shep, Brigadier Block, Wood

Height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Right-arm medium

Role

All-rounder

International information

National side

England

Test debut (cap 622)

2 December 2003 v Sri Lanka

Last Test

3 January 2011 v Australia

ODI debut (cap 162)

7 June 2001 v Pakistan

Last ODI

2 March 2011 v Ireland

ODI shirt no.

5 (previously 50)

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1995–present

Durham (squad no. 5)

2009–2010

Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 5)

2011–2012

Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 5)

2011

Perth Scorchers

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	68	197	280	417
Runs scored	4,259	5,078	15,507	10,997
Batting average	40.56	35.51	35.89	34.15
100s/50s	10/20	5/26	32/80	10/62
Top score	206	120*	206	132
Balls bowled	1,905	5,144	11,882	10,997
Wickets	17	111	155	264
Bowling average	59.88	38.46	39.16	33.33
5 wickets in innings	0	1	2	1
10 wickets in match	n/a	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	3/23	6/31	5/52	6/31
Catches/stumpings	96/–	108/–	317/–	201/–

Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 28 October 2016

Paul David Collingwood MBE (born 26 May 1976) is an English cricketer. He was a regular member of the England Test side, and captain of the One Day International (ODI) team (2007–2008). He is also captain of his county, Durham County Cricket Club. Collingwood is a batting all-rounder, whose batting combines natural strokeplay with great tenacity. He also bowls reliable medium pace. Described as a "natural athlete", he is also regarded as one of the finest fielders of his time; usually fielding at backward point or in the slips, he has also deputised as wicket-keeper for England.

His first class debut was in 1996, and he made his first appearance for England in One Day International cricket in 2001 and made his Test match debut in 2003. For two years he remained an occasional Test player, but after selection for the final Test of the 2005 Ashes, he secured a regular place. His 206 during the 2006–07 Ashes was the first double century by an England batsman in Australia for 78 years and in a match that England lost. A series of three consecutive match-winning performances by Collingwood at the end of the 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia brought him enthusiastic approval in the British media. His "allround display of incredible nerve and tenacity" helped to secure the trophy for England. In 2010 he led the England team to their first ICC trophy, the 2010 World Twenty20. He is England's most capped ODI cricketer and was, until passed by Ian Bell in 2015, the leading ODI run scorer. He announced his retirement from Test cricket in January 2011, during the 5th Test of the 2010–11 Ashes series. He finished on a high, becoming a three-times Ashes winner as England won a series in Australia for the first time in 24 years, with three innings victories contributing to a 3–1 win.

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