Cole McConchie

Cole McConchie (born 12 January 1992) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury as an all-rounder. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in September 2021.^[1]

Cole McConchie

Personal information
Full name	Cole Edward McConchie
Born	(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 32) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 210)	3 May 2023 v Pakistan
Last ODI	5 May 2023 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 89)	1 September 2021 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	20 April 2024 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12–present	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 3 7 60 76 Runs scored 98 44 3,364 1,484 Batting average 49.00 14.66 37.79 26.98 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 8/14 0/10 Top score 64* 17* 214 90 Balls bowled 126 115 3,369 2,010 Wickets 1 7 47 38 Bowling average 114.00 18.00 37.80 49.55 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/46 3/15 4/46 3/28 Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 25/– 22/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2023

Career

Canterbury

McConchie made his debut for Canterbury in a List A match against Otago on 25 November 2011. He played one more List A game for Canterbury that season, before being offered a contract for the 2012-13 season.^[2] He made both his First Class and Twenty20 debuts that season.

In November 2016 McConchie, playing only his seventh First Class game, hit his maiden century in a rain-affected draw against Otago.^[3]

In 2018, McConchie was named as Canterbury captain.^[4]

In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season.^[5] He was the leading wicket-taker for Canterbury in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy, with thirteen dismissals in nine matches.^[6]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.^[7][8]

New Zealand A

In November 2020, McConchie was named as the captain of the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.^[9][10]

International career

In August 2021, McConchie was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their tour of Bangladesh,^[11] and in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan.^[12] McConchie made his T20I debut on 1 September 2021, for New Zealand against Bangladesh,^[13] taking a wicket with his first ball in a T20I match.^[14] He played in all five matches in the series, scoring 32 runs and taking seven wickets.

In April 2023, he was named in ODI squad for their series against Pakistan.^[15] He made his ODI debut in the third ODI of the series, on 3 May 2023.^[16]

References

1. "Cole McConchie". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
2. "New Zealand domestic contracts finalised". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
3. "Brownlie, Guptill impress in rain-hit round". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
4. "Cole McConchie (c)". Canterbury Cricket. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
5. "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
6. "The Ford Trophy, 2018/19 - Canterbury: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
7. "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
8. "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
9. "Devon Conway included in New Zealand A squad to face West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
10. "Nicholls, Conway & Young to face West Indies in Queenstown". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
11. "T20 World Cup squad revealed: McConchie and Sears called up for Bangladesh/Pakistan". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
12. "Black Caps announce Twenty20 World Cup squad, two debutants for leadup tours with stars absent". Stuff. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
13. "1st T20I (D/N), Dhaka, Sep 1 2021, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
14. "Spinners, Mustafizur script Bangladesh's first-ever T20I victory over New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
15. "Ben Lister, Cole McConchie named in NZ ODI squad for Pakistan tour". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
16. "3rd ODI (D/N), Karachi, May 3, 2023, New Zealand tour of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

External links

• Cole McConchie at ESPNcricinfo