Brandon McMullen

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Brandon McMullen
Personal information
Born (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 24)
Durban, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-Medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 74)1 December 2022 v Namibia
Last ODI7 March 2024 v Canada
T20I debut (cap 55)20 July 2023 v Germany
Last T20I28 July 2023 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 18 6 18 6
Runs scored 631 212 631 212
Batting average 45.07 42.40 45.07 42.40
100s/50s 2/2 0/2 2/2 0/2
Top score 136 96 136 96
Balls bowled 678 36 678 36
Wickets 24 1 24 1
Bowling average 19.95 57.00 19.95 57.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/34 1/26 5/34 1/26
Catches/stumpings 10/– 2/– 10/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 March 2024

Brandon McMullen (born 18 October 1999) is a South African-born cricketer who plays for the Scotland national cricket team. He made his international debut for Scotland in 2022. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.

Personal life

McMullen was born on 18 October 1999 in Durban, South Africa.[1] He attended Clifton Preparatory School and Hilton College where he captained the school cricket team.[2]

Domestic career

In South Africa, McMullen played at under-19 level for

Dolphins. He moved to Scotland in 2018 to play club cricket for Stirling County Cricket Club and regional cricket for Western Warriors.[2]

International career

After qualifying for Scotland on residency grounds,[3] McMullen was called up to Scotland's senior squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.[4]

McMullen made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Scotland against Namibia in December 2022, as part of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.[1]

At the

Ireland.[5] He scored his maiden ODI century two matches later against Oman, finishing with 136 runs from 121 balls.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Brandon McMullen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cook, Jono (26 July 2018). "Hilton's McMullen: Making the big jump from school cricket". KZN10. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Macpherson, Graeme (26 June 2023). "Brandon McMullen reflects on 'special' first century for Scotland". The Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ "McMullen earns maiden call-up to Scotland squad for T20 World Cup; Wheal, Davey return". ESPNcricinfo. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ Kumar, Shashwat (21 June 2023). "Leask 91* trumps Campher 120 to give Scotland an improbable win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

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