Colin Munro

Colin Munro
Personal information
Full name Colin Munro
Born 11 March 1987
Durban, South Africa
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Role Batsman
International information
National side
  • New Zealand
Only Test (cap 258) 11 January 2013 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 178) 22 January 2013 v South Africa
Last ODI 16 November 2013 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–present Auckland (squad no. 18)
2015 - present Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 7 27 45
Runs scored 15 167 1,738 1,247
Batting average 7.50 27.83 48.27 38.96
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 6/7 2/10
Top score 15 85 269* 151
Balls bowled 108 6 2,313 458
Wickets 2 0 34 7
Bowling average 20.00 33.20 67.85
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/40 4/36 3/45
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 13/ 18/–
Source: CricketArchive; http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/232359.html, 02 March 2014

Colin Munro (born 11 March 1987 in Durban, South Africa) is a cricketer. He was a member of the New Zealand Under 19 side and is currently a member of the Auckland cricket team.[1]

In 2012-13 he and Craig Cachopa added 377 runs for the sixth wicket against the Wellington Firebirds in the Plunket Shield and falling two runs shy of the sixth wicket partnership record. He scored the second highest score for the Auckland Aces of 269 unbeaten with 27 fours and 14 sixes behind Bill Carson's record score of 290 set back in 1936/37.

He was selected for the New Zealand Test Cricket team to play South Africa in the 2nd Test of the NZ team's tour after an injury to James Franklin. This makes him New Zealand Test Cricketer number #258.

Early life

Munro attended Maidstone Primary School in Tongaat and after moving to New Zealand, attended Pakuranga College and played in the school's 1st XI cricket team. Munro represented New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Sri Lanka in 2006.

References

  1. "Colin Munro". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

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