Richard Collinge

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Richard Collinge
Personal information
Full name
Richard Owen Collinge
Born (1946-04-02) 2 April 1946 (age 78)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 102)22 January 1965 v Pakistan
Last Test24 August 1978 v England
ODI debut (cap 2)11 February 1973 v Pakistan
Last ODI17 July 1978 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963/64–1969/70
Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 35 15 163 37
Runs scored 533 34 1,848 116
Batting average 14.40 5.66 14.43 9.66
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/4 0/0
Top score 68* 9 68* 38*
Balls bowled 7,689 859 31,388 2,038
Wickets 116 18 524 52
Bowling average 29.25 26.61 24.41 20.15
5 wickets in innings 3 1 22 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 4 0
Best bowling 6/63 5/23 8/64 5/23
Catches/stumpings 10/– 1/– 57/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2016

Richard Owen Collinge (born 2 April 1946) is a former New Zealand

cricketer
, who played 35 Tests and 15 ODIs. He was New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year in 1971.

Domestic career

He played domestic cricket for three different sides. He made his first class debut for Central Districts in 1963/64 and played for them until 1969/70 before moving to Wellington from 1967/68 to 1974/75 and finally Northern Districts till 1977/78. In 163 first class matches he took 524 wickets, with a best of 8-64, at an average of 24.41.

International career

A tall, strongly-built man, Collinge bowled left arm fast medium, ending his long run with both arms stretching upwards before delivering the ball.[1] He pitched the ball up and relied on late movement. He was a good foil for the often wild express pace of the young

Geoff Boycott at Wellington began England's collapse to 64 all out and brought the crowd to fever pitch.[citation needed
]

He made his Test debut in 1965 and played his last match at Lord's in 1978.[3]

New Zealand's greatest wicket-taker, with 116 wickets at 29.25 each, despite missing many matches during his 13-year test career.[citation needed
]

He could also be a useful batsman. At

Brian Hastings in 155 minutes.[5]

Notes

  1. ISBN 0-949853-41-0
    (Australia)
  2. ^ Wisden 1979, p. 917.
  3. Cricinfo
    . Retrieved 16 January 2007.
  4. ^ "New Zealand v Pakistan in 1972/73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
  5. ^ Wisden 1974, p. 942.

External links

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