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Craig McMillan

New Zealand

Player profile

Full name Craig Douglas McMillan
Born September 13, 1976, Christchurch, Canterbury
Current age 31 years 247 days
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kolkata Tigers
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Cousin - JM McMillan

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 55 91 10 3116 142 38.46 5670 54.95 6 19 367 54 22 0
ODIs 197 183 16 4707 117 28.18 6198 75.94 3 28 373 84 44 0
T20Is 8 7 1 187 57 31.16 117 159.82 0 1 8 14 3 0
First-class 138 226 27 7817 168* 39.28 16 42 58 0
List A 323 303 32 8391 125 30.96 12 42 88 0
Twenty20 21 19 2 522 65* 30.70 341 153.07 0 2 41 29 6 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 55 50 2502 1257 28 3/48 3/48 44.89 3.01 89.3 0 0 0
ODIs 197 74 1879 1717 49 3/20 3/20 35.04 5.48 38.3 0 0 0
T20Is 8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 138 6572 3167 88 6/71 35.98 2.89 74.6 1 0
List A 323 3597 3100 103 5/38 5/38 30.09 5.17 34.9 1 1 0
Twenty20 21 6 78 128 6 2/21 2/21 21.33 9.84 13.0 0 0 0

Career statistics
Test debut Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Nov 7-11, 1997 scorecard
Last Test New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, Mar 18-22, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hyderabad (Decc), May 20, 1997 scorecard
Last ODI New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Apr 24, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I New Zealand v Pakistan at Cape Town, Sep 22, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1994/95
Last First-class Marylebone Cricket Club v Sri Lanka A at Arundel, Jul 10-12, 2007 scorecard
List A debut 1994/95
Last List A New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Apr 24, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20 New Zealand v Pakistan at Cape Town, Sep 22, 2007 scorecard
 Profile

Craig McMillan found himself on the outer after the 2003 World Cup but worked his way back into New Zealand's ODI side just in time to earn selection for the 2007 tournament in the Caribbean. It was quite a shift after McMillan was dumped at the end of 2005 and began looking for other employment opportunities - including as a salesman. But he regained his limited-overs place for the home series against Sri Lanka in December 2006 and strong performances at the CB Series in Australia, followed by a New Zealand record 67-ball ODI century in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, ensured his ticket to the World Cup. McMillan impressed with bat and ball in his comeback, which was timely as New Zealand searched for all-round options with injuries to the likes of Scott Styris and Jacob Oram. McMillan, a player who had been gifted international selection from the age of 21, began his career productively and in March 2001 he took a world record 26 runs off one Younis Khan over in a Test against Pakistan at Hamilton. His destructive batting perhaps promised more than he delivered, however, and he was forced to test his resolve when overlooked for a tour of Sri Lanka in 2003. McMillan returned with 83 not out and an unbeaten century in India in 2003-04 to cement his Test spot but 18 months later lost it again and was views as purely a limited-overs option. His World Cup was useful without being outstanding but he was New Zealand's leading run-scorer at the ICC World Twenty20. It was to be his final international tournament, as he announced his retirement at the age of 31 in October 2007.
Brydon Coverdale October 2007


 Notes
Club: East Christchurch-Shirley

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