Colin de Grandhomme

Colin de Grandhomme (born 22 July 1986) is a former Zimbabwean-born New Zealand international cricketer. He was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship, which was the inaugural tournament.

Colin de Grandhomme

de Grandhomme in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Colin de Grandhomme
Born	22 July 1986 (age 36) Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Laurence de Grandhomme (father)
International information
National side	New Zealand (2012–2022)
Test debut (cap 270)	17 November 2016 v Pakistan
Last Test	2 June 2022 v England
ODI debut (cap 173)	3 March 2012 v South Africa
Last ODI	4 April 2022 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.	77 (formerly 71)
T20I debut (cap 52)	11 February 2012 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	10 September 2021 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.	77 (formerly 71)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004/05	Manicaland
2005/06	Midlands
2006/07–2017/18	Auckland
2012	Nagenahira Nagas
2017	Kolkata Knight Riders
2017–2018	Warwickshire
2018–2019	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2018	Jamaica Tallawahs
2018/19–present	Northern Districts
2019	St Lucia Zouks
2021	Hampshire
2021	Southern Brave
2022	Surrey
2022/23	Adelaide Strikers
2023	Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 29 45 41 129 Runs scored 1,432 742 505 6,765 Batting average 38.70 26.50 15.78 37.79 100s/50s 2/8 0/4 0/3 15/38 Top score 120* 74* 59 174* Balls bowled 4,054 1,548 321 14,089 Wickets 49 30 12 212 Bowling average 32.95 41.00 38.41 29.51 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/41 3/26 2/22 6/24 Catches/stumpings 19/– 17/– 20/– 114/–
hide Medal record Men’s Cricket Representing  New Zealand World Cup Runner-up 2019 England & Wales ICC World Test Championship Winner 2021 England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 December 2022

Early, domestic and T20 career

Born in Harare, de Grandhomme, who attended St. George’s College, Harare, began his career by playing for Manicaland in Zimbabwe, and was part of the Zimbabwe team at the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. He played for Auckland in New Zealand domestic cricket from 2006 until 2018. In 2017, he played in England for Warwickshire County Cricket Club after having played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2017 Indian Premier League.

In May 2018, he signed for Northern Districts ahead of the 2018–19 New Zealand domestic season. He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2018 and 2019 IPL seasons. In May 2021, he was signed by Hampshire for the T20 Blast. In 2021, he was drafted by Southern Brave for the inaugural season of The Hundred. In 2023 it was announced that de Grandhomme would be playing for Lancashire in both the County Championship and the T20 Blast.

International career

After representing Zimbabwe in the U19 World Cup, de Grandhomme moved to New Zealand, making his international debut on 11 February 2012 in a Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe. His One Day International (ODI) debut came against South Africa on 3 March 2012. In November 2016, de Grandhomme was named in New Zealand’s Test squad for the side against the touring Pakistanis and debuted in the first Test match on 17 November. He scored a half-century and took a five-wicket haul on debut, winning the player of the match award.

On 2 December 2017, against the touring West Indies, de Grandhomme scored his first Test century. The 71-ball century was the second-fastest century in Tests by a New Zealand batsman. He left the tour ahead of the ODI matches against the West Indies after the death of his father in Zimbabwe.

In May 2018, de Grandhomme was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by New Zealand Cricket. In April 2019, he was named in New Zealand’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He announced his retirement from international cricket on 31st August 2022.