Richard Collinge
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
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| Bowling type | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 35 | 15 |
| Runs scored | 533 | 34 |
| Batting average | 14.40 | 5.66 |
| 100s/50s | -/2 | -/- |
| Top score | 68* | 9 |
| Balls bowled | 7689 | 859 |
| Wickets | 116 | 18 |
| Bowling average | 29.25 | 26.61 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 3 | 1 |
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a |
| Best bowling | 6/63 | 5/23 |
| Catches/stumpings | 10/- | 1/- |
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Richard Owen Collinge (born April 2, 1946 in Wellington) was a New Zealand cricketer, more specifically a left-arm medium-fast bowler. Collinge had a long run and bowled with a vigorous action, with both arms stretching upwards. However, he was a swing bowler, as opposed to a genuine pace bowler in the mould of Dennis Lillee. [1] He helped Richard Hadlee to precipitate New Zealand's first Test victory over England in 1977-8, with figures of 3-42 and 3-45. His Test and one-day international best bowling figures were both against India in 1975-76, with 6/63 and 5/23 respectively. Upon his retirement, he was New Zealand's greatest wicket-taker, with 116 wickets at 29.25 each.
At Auckland in 1972-73, Collinge scored 68 not out for New Zealand against Pakistan; this was the highest score ever made by a number 11 in a Test match. That innings also formed part of the record last-wicket stand in Tests: 151 put on with Brian Hastings. [2] [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Kieza, Grantlee. FAST and FURIOUS: A celebration of Cricket's pace bowlers, 1st ed, Lester-Townsend Publishing Pty Ltd. 1990. ISBN 0-949853-41-0 (Australia)
- ^ Lynch, Stephen (2004-01-19). The worst bowling average, and mystery injuries. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-01-16.
- ^ New Zealand v Pakistan in 1972/73. CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2007-01-16.
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