Full name Colin de Grandhomme Name Colin Grandhomme | Batting style Right-handed Role Cricket Bowler | |
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Relations LL de Grandhomme (father), HL de Grandhomme (grandfather) ODI debut (cap 173) 3 March 2012 v South Africa | ||
Bowling style Right-arm fast medium | ||
Super debutant colin de grandhomme gets nz skipper kane williamson s backing
Colin de Grandhomme (born 22 July 1986) is a Zimbabwean-born New Zealand international cricketer, who plays all forms of the game.
Contents
- Super debutant colin de grandhomme gets nz skipper kane williamson s backing
- Stunning catch colin de grandhomme relay boundary catch north vs south 2014
- Domestic career
- International career
- References
Stunning catch colin de grandhomme relay boundary catch north vs south 2014
Domestic career
De Grandhomme began his career by playing for Manicaland in Zimbabwe. He has played for the Auckland Aces in the State Championship since 2006.
In 2017, De Grandhomme joined Warwickshire. He was a major part of their success in the Natwest T20 Blast scoring 38* in the quarter final win against Surrey at The Oval with teammate Grant Elliott
International career
De Grandhomme played for Zimbabwe in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. His father Laurence played for Zimbabwe before they gained Test status.
De Grandhomme made his international debut on 11 February 2012 for New Zealand in a Twenty20 International against his former country, Zimbabwe. His ODI debut came against South Africa in March 2012 in which he made 36 off 36 balls before being run-out by Albie Morkel.
In November 2016 he was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their series against Pakistan and debuted in the first Test match on 17 November. Azhar Ali of Pakistan became his first Test wicket. He got a five wicket haul in his maiden innings of Test match cricket. He won the Man of the Match award in his first test match and became fourth New Zealand player to do so.