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Full name Paul David Collingwood
Born May 26, 1976, Shotley Bridge, Co Durham
Current age 31 years 353 days
Major teams England, Durham
Nickname Colly
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education Blackfyne Comprehensive School

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	33	63	6	2425	206	42.54	5425	44.70	5	10	276	14	43
ODIs	141	129	29	3526	120*	35.26	4631	76.13	4	19	255	45	85
T20Is	13	13	0	330	79	25.38	235	140.42	0	2	22	15	2
First-class	154	273	20	8988	206	35.52			19	44			167
List A	305	287	51	7713	120*	32.68			6	45			161
Twenty20	13	13	0	330	79	25.38	235	140.42	0	2	22	15	2

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Tests	33	32	1137	613	14	3/23	3/35	43.78	3.23	81.2	0	0
ODIs	141	106	3657	3063	76	6/31	6/31	40.30	5.02	48.1	2	1
T20Is	13	11	138	220	12	4/22	4/22	18.33	9.56	11.5	1	0
First-class	154		8856	4462	116	5/52		38.46	3.02	76.3		1
List A	305		8049	6466	183	6/31	6/31	35.33	4.81	43.9	3	1
Twenty20	13	11	138	220	12	4/22	4/22	18.33	9.56	11.5	1	0

Career statistics
Test debut	Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Dec 2-6, 2003 scorecard
Last Test	New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 22-26, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Jun 7, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI	New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	England v Australia at Southampton, Jun 13, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I	New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1996
Last First-class	Lancashire v Durham at Manchester, May 7-9, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	1995
Last List A	Yorkshire v Durham at Leeds, May 5, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	England v Australia at Southampton, Jun 13, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20	New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard

Profile

A natural athlete, with a happy-go-lucky temperament, Paul Collingwood's appointment as England's one-day captain in 2007 was reward for six years of uncomplaining professionalism, in which time he fought his way through a melee of seemingly more talented opponents to make himself indispensable in both forms of the game. Collingwood first played for England's one-day team in 2001, but four years and numerous tours later, he had played in just three Tests. The third of these, however, was the single biggest match of his generation - the decisive fifth Test against Australia at The Oval, where his responsible batting helped secure the draw that England needed for a first Ashes triumph in 18 years. His selection for this match, plus the award of an England central contract in 2001, spoke volumes of the esteem with which he was held by the management. In his wilderness years, he rose to become one of the finest fielders in the world, capable of breathtaking moments in the covers and backward point. As a batsman, he stands still at the crease, plays the ball straight and has a tantalising range of strokes up his sleeve. In Australia in 2002-03 he started the VB Series as 12th man, but soon confirmed his place in the 2003 World Cup squad with a memorable maiden century against Sri Lanka at Perth. His bowling verges towards the dibbly-dobbly, but given the right conditions he can be irresistible, as he proved with a matchwinning display of swing bowling in the third one-day game against New Zealand in 2001-02. The final tick in his column is determination - realising he was treading water, he dispatched himself to Melbourne in the winter of 2000-01 to play grade cricket. He duly won the prestigious Jack Ryder Medal, and came close to making an Ashes debut at Perth in 2002-03. However, despite his late role in the 2005 Ashes he still seemed destined to be a fill-in player. But at Lahore that winter he stuck 96 and 80 before hitting a brilliant maiden century at Nagpur with England in the middle of an injury crisis. If Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick had been available he wouldn't have played: instead he kicked on to become the rock of England's batting on the subsequent Ashes tour. His brilliant double-century at Adelaide ought to have been the defining moment of his career. Instead it was the preamble to one of the most devastating defeats in English Test history. But after an understandable period of introspection, Collingwood bounced back with back-to-back one-day centuries to secure the CB Series. It was England's first overseas one-day trophy for nine years, and his subsequent appointment to the captaincy in June 2007 was met with unanimous approval.
Andrew Miller July 2007

May 13, 2008

Paul Collingwood, Matthew Hoggard and Peter Moores at England's training session
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May 13, 2008

Paul Collingwood feels his troublesome right shoulder
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Apr 17, 2008

Paul Collingwood, Ryan Sidebottom, Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell in their new kits
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